I have a decorative painting business that was established in 1996 here in Austin and while I love my work, my passion is my art. Some of the artists that inspire me are: Chagall and his dreamy blues.Turner for his moody evocative paintings. David Hockney for his colors and his collage paintings. These are just a few.. I have a Associates degree in fine Art with a BS in Interior Design (minor in studio art). I have always been drawn to and intrigued by the obfuscation of visual images. The aging of surfaces through natural and painterly...more