Good to hear from you Dee. My hands actually hurt when I use them. Before I got so bad I did an impressionist paint job of pansies on a bird house. it wasn't too bad. Good luck, happy painting, Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores Buente" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:16 AM Subject: Re: PD/artistic abilities/Dee > Hi Ray, > > Yes, you have a point there! I've always been such a "control freak" > when > it comes to my painting...I like to do portraits and will often "work a > piece > to death" trying to get just the right likeness to the subject. As a > (pain > in the butt) person who cannot walk through a room without straightening a > picture on the wall or hurries to wipe up a "sticky spot" on the floor my > style > of painting is another reflection of my compulsion for orderliness. Since > watercolor is often most charming when done in a loose, flowing and > spontaneous > style your suggestion of the "Monet" approach is right on target. Don't > know if this old leopard can change it's spots but I'll give it a try. > > Dee > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn