Since I was three years old, I have always been happiest drawing or painting. My mom gave me my start in drawing people by showing me how to draw stick figures. From there, I started drawing them in various positions, filled them out so they weren't stick figures anymore, added clothes and facial expressions, and used them to illustrate ideas, etc. I drew pictures of anything that interested me. Whenever I wanted to express an idea, I drew a picture. So it was always assumed that I would be an artist when I grew up. Sometimes drawing got me...more
