My Art background:

  After viewing some of my sister’s work, visiting several art museums and becoming fascinated with the culture in late 2019, I took the leap from a mild history of drawing to painting. Quickly finding a deep connection with painting and the freedom it gave my mind, at an otherwise dreadful time in history, I began to study all facets of classical art at the New Masters Academy Online program in 2020 (https://www.nma.art). Completing my personal goals in early 2021, while focusing on the Old Masters way of painting, gave me a more classical approach with a concentration on light, shadow and color temperature. I would credit most of my initial style elements to the online mentor-ship of Michael James Smith (MichaelJamesSmithArt) and Viktor Yushkevich (UVNArt), both of which can be found on YouTube.  As I study the Romantic era of painting, my current largest influence & favorite painter is Vladimir Volegov. (Volegov.com)