Studied Illustration at The American Academy of Arts In the late 80's Studied Graphic Design at Columbia College in the late 90's.I like to use the rule of thirds when I create my creative watercolor paintings. I use a creative belief that Plot is verb, so I think of as many verbs as possible from a Thesaurus to come up with as many Ideas that come to me. That's is how my paintings become creative and lively. I make it a priority goal to create at list one watercolor painting a week.