I've been drawing since I was about 3 years old. It's in my blood, as the arts, crafts and music has been passed down on both sides of my family. My great-grandfather was Donn P. Crane (the I), one of the earliest American fantasy illustrators in the country. He was a prolific illustrator, illustrating for many books, post cards, commercial material and more. He enjoyed the scenery of the Southwest, living in New Mexico for some time and some of his later art captures the local people of those areas. Even though I never had a chance to meet him, I'm following in his footsteps. There's really no better joy than to draw and create worlds with the drawings. You can see that in my The Fairy Penguinos project.