• Self-taught artist who began drawing in high school.
• Began by drawing cartoons, then started drawing celebrities, family, and friends.
• Progressed to drawing realistic graphite portraits through practice, reading, and learning about artist quality materials.
• Studied graphic design in college and developed a love for photography.

Favorite . . .

• Subject to Draw: People
• Feature to Draw: Eyes
• Mediums: Graphite/Charcoal and Pastel Chalk
• Art Brands: Strathmore, General's, and Derwent
• Quote: Art is never finished, only abandoned. - Leonardo da Vinci

Current Pursuits

• Experimenting with wet media such as Watercolor pencils, Inktense pencils, Graphitone pencils and Copic markers.
• Trying new techniques using pastel chalk with other mediums on colored paper.
• Drawing portraits and creating original pieces for my fine art portfolio.

Business History

• Sold on eBay to learn the ropes of selling online, and always received positive feedback.
• Launched my original portrait art web site in 2005 under the name PencilsandPixelsArt.com.
• Completed many portrait commissions with satisfied customers over the past several years.
• Years of experience working in retail positions focused on providing customer service.

I was fortunate to be featured as Pencil Artist of the Week on the Pencils.com blog back in 2/27/2012. Read the article by Alexander Poirier.

I look forward to the opportunity to draw for you!