My love of painting is directly related to the support I received from my parents. My father, an engineer was a watercolorist by hobby who never wavered from creating marine scenes with composition. I stared at his paintings from an early age not realizing the influence this would have on me. My mother had a wonderful color sense, a design sense to create symmetry and an ability to organize a room with a keen eye. These attributes are reflected in my work. Design, color, composition.