I have been a self-taught craft artist for most of my life. I have been painting off and on over the years, but got more serious about it in 2002. I started experimenting with a black ink on paper printing technique used to record and preserve the identity of plant species before the camera was invented. Using this technique as a starting point I began producing paintings with watercolor and acrylic applied to the basic print. Now I use a combination of digital photograpy and a tablet PC to develop ideas for the canvas, create digital art, explore digital photography, and have fun.