the artist’s journey
In high school art class I sat next to Janice, who was whipping off portraits that were astounding. I had no training and surely did not want to try to keep up with Janice, so I did a volleyball net made of small caricatures. Everyone wanted one! I was flabbergasted and affirmed. I was launched!
I taught drawing and painting for 35 years, at Dixon High School, to amazingly gifted students. I honed the ability to draw upside down in order to demonstrate on a drawing board while facing the class and inspired them by making and exhibiting my art. I constantly learned new mediums and rarely had time to complete anything.
Thirty five years later I retired, met my partner and moved close to the ocean. I always thought life would be better in love and at the beach. It is. So at 58, with 1 million unfinished ideas and awareness of so many mediums, I took off in art, love and surfing!!