A brief background, Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science, followed by a Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM). I built, owned, and managed a small animal veterinary practice.  Before that, I jumped out of an airplane in college, spent one summer varnishing sailboats in Newport, Rhode Island, caught sight of the Northern Lights in Durham, New Hampshire. I have an amazing husband (also a veterinarian), I met him in vet school, I have two wonderful children, who are away studying hard at college. I am an experienced horse show AND marching band mom. I  have starting riding horses again. Recently, I picked up a paintbrush and began to paint. I focus my art on horses, dogs, cats and aspects of nature.  I am fascinated by the bond that connects animals and nature to our lives. I carved out a space "The Art Cellar", with loud music, two sleeping dogs, a few under-watered house plants.  And nearly every day I paint.