I had a pet raven when I was nine years old. The day he flew away I was heartbroken. In the years to follow I drew him every day, thinking he would come back, believing in the magic of art. He was and continues to be one of my muses, nature being the second one. Most of my ravens' paintings focus on the whimsical and represent impressions drawn from personal encounters with these creatures sharing my love of animals and their individual personalities, bringing awareness of their beauty and significance in the natural environment in which they live. The Dumpsters in my "DUMPSTER DIVING's series are done with lot's of texture and many layers of paint, scraping, sanding, etc to create the real rusted and decayed look of an old dumpster. The top edges are built up like the real ones.
