I am a local amateur artist from the East Midlands, UK, born in 1971, only recently in the last 3 to 4 years have I gotten back into my art once again, I started out as a watercolour artist, then I discovered my medium of choice pastel, whether that be pastel pencils, soft or hard pastels, as I do like blending my colours... I studied printing for two years, so I'm used to colour, I have qualifications in this field, I also like taking photos, both my art and photography are only hobbies at the minute, though I would love to be a professional artist or photographer one day... My focus is to develop, to...more