Acknowledgments

I want to acknowledge and thank all of the many people who have helped me create this book. My deepest thanks go to my family and especially to my wife, who has put up with living with an artist and all of the ups and downs that brings. I also want to thank the many mentors who have taught me about art. They may never know how much they have influenced my life. Special thanks go out to Cris Palomino for her work on the book. I also want to thank my editors Jenny Davidson, Emi Smith, and Stacy Hiquet without whose help this book would be impossible.