I began painting three years ago, in February of 2007. I joined a group of ladies,taught by a retired high school art teacher,at the Senior Citizens Center in Pampa, Texas. I had never painted before (except a couple of paint by numbers when I was a child), but after the first lesson I was hooked. It soon became a passion for me. I have entered several area competitions, starting in September of 2007 and have won several ribbons, including two blue first place ribbons. I have taken a couple of workshops, but other than that, I have no formal art...more
