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For as long as I can remember, I've always had a knack for drawing. Even at a young age, I knew that people and things had shape, and so I never liked drawing "stick figures." I remember once in 1st or 2nd grade, a creative writing assignment I had was to write a short story, and illustrate it with drawings. I was sitting beside one of my friends, and he finished his story quickly and drew stick figures to illustrate his story. Confused, I asked him "are we allowed to do that?!?" So in a bout of laziness, I too drew stick figures on that assignment, although I never felt right doing it.

Since then, I drew off and on, drawing different cartoon characters and such for friends, and learned a lot of what I know from the "Draw 50 ..." books, written by Lee J. Ames. When I got to college (Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma), I decided to make Graphic Design my major, and was required to take the normal Fine Art classes as well. These classes intrigued me, and I quickly became more serious about my artwork. I learned a myriad of techniques in drawing, watercolor, oil painting, and acrylic painting.

These days, I do the traditional artwork mostly as a hobby. I've sold a few pieces, but most of my work either is for myself, and hangs on my walls, or is meant as gifts for friends and family.