Gosh, I draw and paint dead trees. I dig the quiet dignity of these things as they decompose. I sit in silence as I work, and feel lucky to portray this sacred display. Trained by modernists and exposed to the hellbroth of art history, this is what is important to me. I love music for the rules, motions of hands and fingers. There is a reason why you never see a "child prodigy" in the visual arts. Hey, at least I tried to get this across to everyone!