Thanks Garth. It is so interesting that he was one of your instructors.
I have a number of things on my travel calendar this year and was going to go the the east coast (US) in June but perhaps can push it forward to April. However, the impetus for coming to Philadelphia would be more to meet you and the other great people I have met on the forum.
I am just looking at Alex Kanevsky's work (I had not known about him) and
really like it. Look at this one:
http://www.somepaintings.net/2007/FDKB.html
- how exciting - especially the man.