My background as a science teacher and year of working in the biology department at the University of Windsor mounting their butterfly collection plus an avid interest in scuba diving and snorkeling have all led me towards using a camera to capture snapshots of nature. Years of using the computer have given me the ability to rearrange components from various photographs to create unique compositions to use as reference materials as I approach a new painting. It is possible that my interest in the art of pysanky (intricate decorating of eggs with a kistka and dyes) is one of the reasons I pay such attention...more