I adore the art of architecture. As a child I drew everything. I focused and became mesmerized with the lines of homes and buildings. My love of people took me away from those artistic endeavors but I still hold that joy of analyzing houses. I don't miss a detail. Years later I began to paint what I saw to bring beauty to the scene I created. Water became my fascination.

In 1997, I moved from Louisiana to South Alabama to go to college because I...