While the most common labels for artists are "studied under [insert name]" or "self-taught", I consider myself a "community-taught" artist, having spent the last 10+ years learning everything I could about painting through artists' blogs, gallery and museum visits, books, magazines, websites, etc. And, plenty of hours in front of the easel. Ultimately I hope that the time and effort that I continue to invest in this passion of mine shows up on the canvas.