After I graduated in 1996 with a Doctorate in Piano, I became consumed by fine arts and traded the piano bench for other creative mediums. I had a signed photograph from my beloved teacher Bela Siki and as I was feeling my toes in the waters of new mediums, I used the photograph to work from. I remember still, both were created on the floor of my living room. On the carpet, right next to the piano. The first, pencil on paper. It is with this drawing that I became aware of the power of shade and light. How a flat surface becomes three dimensional with the use of shading. It was an excellent learning tool. The forehead in the spotlight. And what a marvelous forehead!
The second was a quick experiment with coffee on watercolor paper. I did, after all, live in Seattle! So this medium was an inevitable choice!
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