I don’t know why I paint at 67 it’s a continuation of what I was doing at 6. I try to do with paint what some can do with words or music .
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Oil paintings on large canvases and mix media collage on paper
Where do you find inspiration?Inspiration stems from my environment. When I paint I’m pulling from memory and a feeling. Something a saw while driving walking or a conversation. All these influence my mark making . I could be painting a flower but then it becomes the flowing folkloric skirt from a far off- time. I may be in Dallas but experiences from all where I lived merge. I let the painting tell the story.
What would you do with $25,000?I would start by establishing an emergency fund and definitely help my two children pay down some of their debt, start an account for my grandchild.
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