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A giraffe we know at the Aloha Safari Zoo in Cameron, NC.

Creating art at any age takes guts! For me, the artistic process is therapeutic, and it is universal. I believe art is an under-rated gift we all have. Shut down early for most of us, because of all the pressure the world puts on us to do other things. My mind is always spinning with ideas, and I work on more than one piece at a time. I draw directly on the canvas first. Quick, gestural sketches reveal the initial spirit of the image, subject to change over time. Next, I color in and outside the lines, mixing paint on the surface as I go. Finally I use paint or oil pastel to outline and refine the image. Sometimes, I collage. There are lots of layers in life.