Art is one of the most important and enjoyable parts of my life. I first showed an interest in art when I was in third grade, drawing a picture of an old Victorian house that was featured in our school district’s fine arts show. After high school, I began college
majoring in art at The University of North Texas in Denton, but switched majors, graduating from The University of Texas in Austin with a BA degree and a teaching certificate for grades 1-12. I painted off and on a little over the years, but it wasn’t until
I had retired from teaching math and raising my family that I really had time to pursue art seriously, something I had always wanted to do more than just every now and then. I painted with an art group in Crawford, Texas, for three years. (The members in that group were the inspiration for three novels I wrote and had published.) For the last eight years, I primarily have painted with some wonderful artists in Celeste and Commerce. Art has introduced me to some of the most interesting, talented, generous and giving people who also have become my very good friends.