As many of you know, I have been painting canvases for a very long time. How long, well 29 years ago I picked up my first canvas, brush and acrylic paint. My inspiration was the work of Georgia O'Keeffe - she was even still alive back then! Her close-up abstract work of nature absolutely mesmerized me - still does. My first painting ever was of a sea shell I picked up in Nantucket and then rendered it close-up in red, orange and yellow. The painting no longer exists, but my passion has held strong.
After the Sea Shell painting I started doing a series of paintings that were directly related to the fact that I was learning to drive. I did The Yellow Road then and another piece that was the view of a road in a rear-view mirror. This month at The Artist of the Valley Gallery I have chosen to show my "older work" the 7 pieces I have on display were all completed over 5 years ago.
