Getting up and running.

I was really excited about creating a web site and offering my expertise in the world of art and crafts. I feel that I have so much to share because I have been an artist all of my life.

My grandmother "discovered' me when I was about 8 years old. I used to spend my summers with her in Stamford CT. Somehow I started watching a TV show called "Draw With Me" starring Jon Gnagy. I would sit with a paper and pencil and try to follow whatever he was drawing. Grandma saw how interested I was so she bought me the "Draw With Me" starter set. Now I was in heaven. I had real art materials to use. My first "piece" was a drawing of Peter Pan. It came out so good and I was so proud of it. When I went home I showed my mother. She wouldn't believe that I had drawn it. She thought that I had traced it until my grandma told her that I really had drawn it.

From then on I have been involved in art all of my life. I've also created a lot of different craft projects as well. My first medium obviously was pencil. Later on I worked in charcoal. My next venture was pastel, which is a similar medium, only more colorful. Eventually I tried oil painting. Oh how Iove oil paint. I love the smell and the workability. At times I have also painted in acrylic if I needed a piece that would dry quickly.

When I owned my 2nd art supply store "The Magic Palette" I had several local artists who conducted classes for me. Dave Blanchette who is a very talented watercolor artist was one of my instructors. For some reason I felt intimidated by watercolor. But Dave persuaded me to sit in on the classes. I fell in love with yet another medium and have completed many watercolor paintings over the years. Thanks Dave.

Hey, I got off track here. See what happens when I start talking about art? I was talking about my website. I'm having trouble navigating it and making it work the way I want it to. I'm anxious to have it up and running because I would like to make some money doing this and because I would like to be n touch with other would be and experienced artists. Oh well, I'm sure that it will come together eventually. Till then............................