My study of art began in elementary school when a teacher brought in cans of house paint and introduced our class to the experience of painting. That moment unleashed a lifetime of art expression. Formally I studied art at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in the summers after my junior and senior years of high school. I lived in the dorm and went to art classes all day. I loved it. From there I went to the University of California and majored in art. At Berkeley I met many well-known artists and began to find my voice. When I moved to Washington, DC I went to the Corcoran Museum School of Art (now the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, at George Washington University). Later when I returned to Colorado I spent two summers at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, in Snowmass. In addition to painting, I also studied and practiced printmaking. My informal training in this process came through working with several master printers who taught me what was possible in the production of monoprints. Fifteen years ago I co-founded the Denver-based company Lynnel Art to Form. This allowed me the opportunity to learn digital “layering” of original artwork, which can then be applied to glass and other substrates. All of these experiences have been instrumental in my growth as an artist.