Back in the States, it was now time for a family and my career in nursing. Over the years I  studied  art and painting. It was not until I retired and moved to South Carolina that I was able to consider painting more seriously. I took workshops from nationally known artists and started lessons with local artists. The beauty of art continues in my life today.  My latest adventure started a few years ago when I took a workshop with Palette Knife painter James Pratt.  I fell in love painting with the palette knife, and a whole new world of painting opened up before me.  When painting with the palette knife, one paints with thick paint, Ala Prima, a technique in which a painting is completed in one sitting. Painting with the knife allows one to achieve vibrant colors and texture. There is an excitement about the painting, an impressionist look.

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