Music, woodworking and painting

[Morris Darby]

Well, I guess I'll start the replies.

I started out with all types of arts as a kid and my first love was music. I started at 8 with piano and soon learned guitar. In junior high I played three different horns. In high school I learned sax and flute. In my 20's and 30's I played around the Southeast in bands and soon learned several other intruments, 15 in all. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work, but I always secretly wanted to live as an artist, not a musician.

I put all of that aside six years ago and now concentrate on portraits. I own a few special instruments and still correspond with some famous and not-so-famous acquaintances.