I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and worked in the fashion business for the next twenty-five years. I learned color, texture, balance and composition from my jobs. I spent two years in Haiti , teaching scuba diving and immersing myself in the exotic culture of the Island. I learned from the unschooled Haitian painters who had incredible talent and no money. I have collected some wonderful Haitian art. When I moved from New York to a farmhouse in Lyme I planted flower gardens from seeds. Unwilling to see...more