I started off taking art classes from an early age in school and in outside school programs. My mom is an art major and has a big influence on my interest in art. As a child I liked to draw animals from art books, and taught myself from my mom's old 1970's art books. My strengths are in advertising art, charcoal, and mixed media art with sharpie, colored pencil, and paint. I picked up photography from my mother in law, and I enjoy taking photos that look like paintings themselves. I have worked on painting over the years, since I do not have too much...more