I grew up on a small family farm in Southern Vermont, with horses, sheep, cows, pigs, ducks, chickens, turkeys, pet rabbits and a gazillion dogs and cats. I don’t remember not drawing or painting animals. My first official portrait was of my Dad’s cat Simon when I was ten years old.

I now live in a 200 year old Orchard, less than a mile from the home farm, that I am endeavoring to return to production for hard cider.