Began drawing and painting in childhood. As an adult, I have lived all over the country, attended workshops whenever I could. I am most grateful to have studied under John Howard Sanden, founder of the Portrait Institute, at his Carnegie Hall studios, in New York City, in one of the first classes of only ten students; then, attended portrait painting sessions (at his studio) every week for about a year. These groups of ten artists painted portraits from a live model in a three hour period. That was in the mid seventies. Began painting professionally soon...more
