As a child I was always drawing, painting and making things. At 17 I went to Europe for a summer art program and fell in love with Impressionism and the Old Masters. I studied art, architecture and design at LSU earning a bachelors degree. I was a full-time Interior Designer for years.  I now paint full-time and do design work on the side. I am always learning and refining my painting skills. The following are just a few of the artists I have studied with: 
Camille Przewodek: California Colorist, influenced by Hensche & Hawthorne 
Marc Chatov: Georgia, Russian Impressionist and Portrait Artist 
Pam Ingalls: Washington State, Russian Impressionist
Nami Yang:  California,  Abstracts in Oil
Morten E. Solberg: Wisconsin, Water Based Media
Samuel Morgan Price: Florida, Plein Air Impressionist
Libby Johnson: Louisiana, Study of Light and Color
Ann Crawford: Russian Impressionist
Marcus McAllister:  Paris, France; Daily Sketchbook as Inspiration for Paintings