I was educated at Portland State University, in Portland, Oregon. I graduated with undergraduate degrees in Criminology and Arts and Letters, along with minors in English and writing in August of 2009. In December of 2013, I completed a masters degree in 'Adult Education, Leadership and Policy' while in the PACE program at PSU, and in 2014,I completed a masters certificate in Teaching Adult Learners. . My approach to painting abstract is unpretentious, straightforward and practical. I believe in a pragmatic approach to artistic processing that is entirely unique to each...more