I received my Art education at the DES MOINES ART CENTER beginning when I was in middle school and continued at DRAKEUNIVERSITY and GRANDVIEW UNIVERSITY also in DES MOINES , IOWA I believe color is as important as form and subject and it sets the 'tone' for the entire painting .ARTISTS STATEMENT : I term my Art as EMOTION/ABSTRACTION and is a compilation of several years of study to refine a technique that allows me to convey to the viewer - an emotion , a story , a journey. I perceive the essentials of a concept and develop it with color , articulating a complexity that allows for alternate...more