ART !!   I have always considered myself an artist/crafter.  I've tried most types of art; the list is much more lengthy than the time spent on some of my "'artistic pursuits."  Quite often, some, such as jewelry making, lasted about 4 hours.  But oh, the hours spent looking for the perfect fabric for sewing, the perfect supplies for making wreaths or wooden necklaces (hey - it was the 80's), the perfect beads for a bracelet, or the exact shade of paint (especially for walls).  
     My lengthy list of pursuits includes:  drawing, painting, painting walls, jewelry-making, batik, photography, sewing, ballet, piano, guitar, tap-dancing (ha, ha), baton twirling, candle-making, macrame, knitting (1-hour and I was done), and interior design (the wallpaper borders are burned in our memory).
     So here I am in a foreign country - time to take up an artistic endeavor once again.  Really, sewing, piano and photography are the only two I stuck with over the years.  I shuffled through my art memories and decided drawing and painting should be resurrected after soooo many years.  Conveniently, my piano teacher in Uruguay also teaches ART.   
     Kris is the most patient person on Earth, legitimized by the fact that she can soldier through teaching me piano and still have all her wits about her!  We started with drawing and ended up with acrylics for painting. 
​     Since my primary love is photography, it seems I do best when photographing my subject, then using the image as a my inspiration for a painting.  Oddly enough, my favorite is one of the first paintings I did was CATFISH - my portrait of Sophie and a fish (see above photos.)
   I studied painting and drawing in college, but that's been a long time.  I'm classifying myself as a beginner.  So much to learn - stay tuned...