Drawing & Painting
Where did it all begin?
I was recently asked by some young students, where I got my start in art... Where did it all begin? For that, I had to think a little... and then it became rather easy to explain. I have always enjoyed color, coloring, crayons, drawing, and from a very young age remember drawing and painting in the kitchen when my mum was cooking or doing whatever it is mum does when a child is drawing. I distinctly remember putting my paintbrush into a glass of Orange Juice instead of the water beaker because I was using Orange Paint and they both looked the same. I must have been about 5 years old. I have recollections of bright and colorful things as a child, which undoubtedly have influenced me. My parents taking me places, encouraging my creativity, and always singing, and dancing, and just enjoying art and my surroundings. I remember Daffodils. Mum would recite poetry and I know that has had some impact. Art and Music go hand-in-hand in our family... In 1976, the Local Arti
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