I became interested in drawing when I was in college. One of the first books I studied from was Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. Another books I studied from a lot was called The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaides. I took drawing classes at Northwestern University, the University of Louisville, The Art Students League of New York, the New York Academy of Art and the Boca Museum School. I've drawn from models, from the drawings of the Great Masters, from observation, and from imagination, using charcoal, pencil, pen and pastel.