As a young girl growing up in Rhodesia, Africa, I used to spend a lot of time wandering around the country side, (see bush to the locals), playing in rivers, body surfing them when in full flood, climbing trees, shooting my brother and our friends from a catty using Syringa berries as bullets. Lovely long hot summer days and cool winter ones. Always out of doors. I started to draw and finger paint at the age of 3. I never stopped. My training during High School was accelerated as I was allowed to drop History and attend whatever Art class was going on during...more
