I was born on the family farm in Upstate South Carolina where I fell in love with Mother Nature and all of Her beauty.
I spent seven years at Clemson University, but never graduated. At Clemson, I learned how to create perspective through classes in industrial drawing. This was my first formal training in drawing.
After a stint in the Navy, I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years. I needed to have some formal training in art, so I attended local colleges, taking classes in basic drawing, drawing from life and the use of acrylic paint.
I now live in Saint Petersburg and love the creativity of the arts and the energy that exists here.
Exhibits Featuring Kenwood Enclave Artists in September 2022:
Creative Grape (3100 3rd Ave N) – Rich Pollin, Lisa Presnail, Luci Westphal – ends 9/10
Woodfield Gallery (2323 Central) – Michael Baker, Paul Barrera, Sallie H Brown, Patrick Donovan, D. YaeL Kelley
Events Featuring Kenwood Enclave Artists in September 2022:
Florida CraftArt (501 Central Ave) Artists’ Workbench: Watch artists work (8/19 – 10/15, 11am – 4pm)
– Sept. 2: Angie Knowles, screen printing
– Sept. 27-30: Michael Baker, glass
Open Mic with Bryan Klopfenstein (Bite-Size) – Creative Grape – Sept. 8, 5:30pm
Upcoming Artist Enclave Events:
AEHK Members Meeting – Grand Central Brewhouse – September 13, 6:30pm
Third Thursday Art Social – Creative Grape – September 15, 6:00 pm (public)
