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After laying down the colors with my latest painting, I began to see forms that reminded me of futuristic buildings. I used some of the brush strokes of the painting to guide my eye, and added the John R. Roebling bridge and the Great American Tower, affectionately known as the 'The Tiara Tower', since it resembles a Queen's diamond tiara. The bridge from Cincinnati to Covington, Ky. was opened on Jan. 1, 1867, and was the prototype design for the East River or Brooklyn Bridge.

I imagine I began my love for art when I was first able to hold a crayon in my chubby little toddler hand. From then on, it began a life-long exploration of every color in that box . I hail from Evansville, Ind. and currently reside in Mason, Ohio, having spent 30 yrs. in Cincinnati in between. I received my degree in Fine Art from Indiana University, Bloomington, majoring in graphic design and also with a concentration in painting. I was an artist for the school newspaper which usually called for a cartoon and I occasionally gravitate back towards a cartoon style even now. After graduation, I worked at various jobs while also selling paintings along the way. The jobs ranged from an ad agency to the airlines to a live children's TV...