TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm a twenty five year old animator and a self diagnosed compulsive doodler. I live in Orlando, Florida with my husband and when I'm not working, or painting I like to read. One of my favorite places in the world is the library.

WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ART
I find inspiration everywhere. You can find it taking a walk, going out to eat, taking the bus, going to the supermarket. You just have to be open and receptive to things around you.

WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE ART WORLD
I love photography. I had to stop going on ebay because I am obsessed with buying vintage cameras and taking pictures with them. I don't have very good hand, eye, foot coordination so I'm not very athletic, but I enjoy taking long walks where there is minimal danger of causing myself bodily harm.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE
I think I'm still trying to find my style. I experiment a lot and try new things and I love to use bright colors, but it's a work in progress.

WHAT IS THE MOST ANNOYING/INSPIRING THING ABOUT ONLINE ART COMMUNITIES
I think the online art community is one of the most wonderful things the internet has to offer. Artists who might have not had a chance to show their work can do so for almost no money and we can share ideas and artwork with people from all over the world. The only bad thing might be that it doesn't help my carpel tunnel spending hours surfing from one blog to another, but nothings perfect.

CAN WE FIND YOU ANYWHERE ELSE ONLINE (WEBSITES, BLOGS ETC.)
www.littlebluepencil.blogspot.com

WHAT DO YOU ASPIRE TO DO WITH YOUR ARTISTIC TALENTS
My goal is to really push myself to become better at my art and challenge myself every day. I also want to try and branch out into other mediums besides the computer and paint. I think my next experiments might be with watercolors and maybe even ceramics.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FORMAL ARTISTIC TRAINING
Not really. I went to film school and concentrated on animation, but when it comes to art I mostly just taught myself. My mom would take me to art museums and then I would go home and try and make my own paintings and like I said I am a chronic doodler. All my notebooks were 10% notes, 90% doodles.

WHAT'S IN YOUR MP3 PLAYER
My mp3 player is an eclectic blend of just about anything you can imagine. I have a little bit of everything; from pop to country to blues to rock and roll. Oh and I love oldies but goodies; you can't go wrong there.

ANY FAV MOVIES/TV SHOWS
I'm a big fan of old classic movies and I love all the Hayao Miyazaki films, but Kiki's Delivery Service is my favorite.

ANY QUOTE YOU'D LIKE TO LEAVE US TO PONDER
From Galaxy Quest: Never give up, never surrender!