Pen & Ink

EVEN THOUGH I TRULY ADMIRE MANY SELF TAUGHT ARTISTS, I CAN NOT HIDE MY FORMAL ART EDUCATION.  MY PASSION FOR PEN AND INK STARTED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING IN EUROPE WITH MY FATHER AT THE AGE OF 15. I WAS AMAZED BY A YOUNG ART STUDENT WHO WAS WORKING ON A BEAUTIFUL SKETCH IN FRONT OF SAN MARCOS CATHEDRAL IN VENEZIA, ITALY.  

I KNEW AT THAT VERY MOMENT I WANTED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN ART. YEARS LATER, WHILE STUDYING ART IN ITALY, I SAT AT THE VERY SAME PLACE WHERE I HAD SEEN THE YOUNG ART STUDENT MANY YEARS BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME WITH MY NOTEBOOK, PEN AND INK  IN HAND.  I DREW THE SAME CATHEDRAL AS A GIFT TO MY FATHER.

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