I have no idea when I discovered art or if it was art that discovered me.I grew up in Anniston, AL. Alabama at the time was a place where finishing high school was in some circles considered to be the epitome of higher education. My first art contact was with a childhood friend of my aunt who was attending Miles College majoring in Art Education. I never actually witnessed her drawing or painting for that matter. What impressed me was the idea that she was an actual college student. At the time, my aunt was the first in the family to attend...more