Contemporary Western Art

I never had any formal art training, and living on a ranch at the base of the Highwood Mountains does not provide an art school, but it does provide a daily training for viewing wonderful color in a vast setting. So, my education began with viewing and studying images from nature and from the artists I admire. Studying paintings created by artists who inspire me gave, and continues to give, an understanding of the use of shape, space, and line. I learned how to really see an image. Everyone learns from someone else. We are all connected with the ability to fuel the potential of others. The student; however, is not lost in the process. There is the "me" factor that breaks through, and that is what makes my art successful for me. This was and is my education process.

Where my art education began...