My name is Todd gast. live back in michigan after a 20 years of living in florida. (wanna go back!)I used to love to draw. took art classes at my local vocational college, thought it would be my career. but then life happens....... gotta pay bills, you get married have kids and so on and so on....I lost the spark of creativity.That was over 25 years ago! BUT, I found myself with a little time and a request from a neice to do a drawing(2008) and I found the spark again.Gotta say it feels great, although I have a lot of catching up to do. most of my work is in black graphite pencils. being partially color blind makes it difficult to do precise color work.I love to see everyones talent and creativity on the flickr site. truly inspires me to get better.