Around my 7th or 8th birthday I remember receiving a paint-by-number oil painting kit. I took the lid off the small plastic container of paint eager to begin. Seeing so much paint left on the lid I picked up the first thing I saw to scrape it off. Instead of transferring the extra paint back into the little tub, I began to apply it to my canvas board with a 'loaded toothpick'. Needless to say, I was fascinated with the textural effect and proceeded to patiently paint the entire piece using...yep, toothpicks! Also, I grew up enjoying Walter Lance create...more
