I AM A MEMBER OF FORT WAYNE'S ARTLINK AND HAVE ENJOYED PARTICIPATING IN SEVERAL SHOWS.  I FOCUS MAINLY ON INDIANA FARMSCAPES AND LANDMARKS.  MY FAVORITE MEDIUM IS WATERCOLOR, BUT GENERALLY, I MIX WITH PEN AND INK AND COLORED PENCIL FOR DETAIL AND DEPTH.  I ENJOY DOING MOST OF MY WORK PLEIN AIR STYLE,  I LOVE BEING OUTSIDE AND I BELIEVE MY COLOR AND DETAIL ARE NORMALLY MORE VIVID THAN CREATING FROM PHOTOS.  PLEASE VISIT MY BLOG SITE AT WWW.DISSENGALLERY.WORDPRESS.COM AND WHILE YOU ARE THERE, CHECKOUT MY BLOGROOL LINK TO "COURAGEOUS PATSY", A BOOK I WROTE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH LOSING A LOVED ONE TO CANCER.  I POST A NEW PORTION OF THE BOOK EVERY DAY, SO PLEASE JOIN IN AND SHARE MY STORY.