I live in Markham, Ontario which is just north of Toronto.  According to the United Nations, Toronto is the most diverse city in the world.  However, I would say Markham's more diverse than Toronto.   I'm sure we're number one!  It's great because I can buy lotus roots to eat, or paint with.  The downside of living here is that postage is very expensive and there aren't any really great art supply stores, that I know of.  Art supply stores of the world please move here!
I love lines and bright colours and I try to put everything I love together in my art.  I don't have an art "degree", but I have taken just about every art course I could, good and bad, for the past ten years.  So I can't really say I'm self taught.  I guess like everything in life the truth is somewhere in the middle. 
I also love etsy because it gives me a place to sell my art  and blogging because I get to say whatever I want to.
Thank-you for visiting my blog.
Laurel