I love the 'freedom of expression' painting provides. I love the spontaneity. I love the variety of methods and themes in my paintings. It's like becoming a different person to go from realism to impressionistic to abstract to folk art. I enjoy painting happy and thought-provoking paintings, the kind that make you feel good. I enjoy painting children having fun, scenery and events that remind me of good times with good friends. As a child I was very much a realist. Each of us in my second grade class was assigned to draw the...more