I started learning how to draw about nine years ago after I found my perfect teacher, Bristow, Virginia artist Michele Frantz.
Why do I draw? As a writer, I find that drawing helps me think -- and write -- visually. Since I'm still in the learning mode, I prefer colored pencils.
I drew this strawberry pie for a Power Point-based paper I presented on "Strawberry Pie and Community Memory" at the 2006 National Popular Culture Association conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Using Image Tricks software, I experimented with the palette (saturation, tone and contrast) to create a range of pie "moods."
