From as far back as I can remember I have always loved drawing. Portraits were a particular favorite of mine. Originally from Philadelphia, Pa., I spent summers in Atlantic City, NJ (before it became a gambling mecca) where I sketched portraits for a few summers after high school, on the boardwalk�s Steel Pier, in a concession stand. Long days, but fun doing the charcoal and pastel portraits and meeting tight rope walkers and lion tamers, etc. who also worked on the Pier. When I later moved to Boston area to teach art, I had fun drawing portraits of music stars who I...more
