I grew up in Oberlin, Ohio where my art career started early, taking classes at the local arts centers as well as attending all of the art classes at my high school. I received an art and teaching degree from Alfred University in New York, where my love for painting and watercolors blossomed. Imagination is an extension of reality, something that I use in my art to express the intangible. The worlds I create are meant to convey a sense of realism intertwined with fantastical highlights. Spills, designs, and unrealistic situations add to the effect of imagination and a sense...more