Prior to moving to my current home in Kansas City in 2007, I owned a gallery and studio in Bakersfield, California where I taught painting. One of my first students was “elderly” (yikes I’m now her age) and lived alone. After her first set of lessons, she said “you’ve given me a reason to wake up in the morning.” I still get chills thinking about that, and I understand how art can affect someone’s life. I love to teach and share the joy of painting with others and to help them develop their own creative spirit.