I was fortunate to be able to study for one year at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. I so loved drawing the models and being immersed in and surrounded with the creating of art. It was with deepest regret that I left when I realized I would be unable to learn to paint in oil; but my love and gratitude for that year of study remains with me still.
During my last year of nursing, I felt a deep hunger to return to what I loved and needed; a spark was struck that I couldn't deny. I began taking lessons in oil portraiture with a group of artists and felt as though I had come full circle and returned home to my roots.
With retirement my journey began in earnest with workshops; immersion in portrait conventions surrounded by artists and instructors yearning to grow and excel; as well as countless, solitary hours before the easel learning and honing my ability to see and capture in oil the beauty I see around me.
At this point in my art journey my focus and love is in painting family. It is with great enjoyment that I take time to fully appreciate the process of painting and find that joy in creating that I felt so long ago when first gazing at beautiful paintings. |