I started painting when I turned 45 – at the urging of a very good friend who was also an artist. I was remodeling homes at the time, and a rotten plaster ceiling had fallen on my head, to which my friend said to me – “do something creative, and less physical. You are going to get hurt!!!” At the time, I couldn’t disagree with her. And so, off I went for my “first” art lesson ever – in my whole life! I had no idea where to start – from the laying out of my paints, to the sketching and putting down color. She had to hold my hand all the...more
