I have always found art to be exhilarating, whether sketching outdoors, drawing indoors on a rainy day, or studying about artists and how they express their passion for life.  For me, it all starts with a walk in the woods.  With a camera in my pocket, or a sketch pad in hand, I look for interesting subjects along the way.  These first few ideas and pencil sketches manifest into the art which I share with you on these pages