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Mary Sheehan wrote: > > Lisa, > In a message dated 2/27/97 6:36:43 PM, you wrote: > > << I find my artwork is completely > fufilling. I 'd like to hear from any other artists who have are able > to continue with their work or perhaps have had to modify their styles > or give up their art. .>> > > I have always been involved with art. I was an art major and taught > elementary and secondary art (among other things) until I quit to raise a > family. When the children were growing up I had a sucessful home-based > business designing and making small sculptures, which were more crafts than > art. > > When my children were older a friend and I formed a corporation, rented > warehouse/office space and went national. We had that business for 13 years, > specializing in handcrafted angels. Even before my diagnosis of PD, I began > to have difficulty with my job because of slowness, rigidity, and difficulty > in painting details,etc. So we sold our business and I decided to go back to > painting watercolors. > > I am assembling a portfolio of work and will eventually do a presentation to > a couple of local galleries. Right now I am just enjoying the joy of > painting seriously again. > > The beautiful thing about watercolors is that the further this dumb disease > progresses, the looser and more "watery" my paintings will get. Accidents > with applying paint sometimes turn into the best part of a painting - so > there are lots of opportunities ahead for experimentation, growth, and > delight. > > Good luck with your mosaics. I love the idea of the abstact stained glass > shapes. I think the main thing about continuing as an artist with PD is to > find a medium where precision is not imperative and just let creativity run > wild. > > Mary Sheehan thanks mary for the lovely letter, watecolors are so difficult to do . I have a freind down here who does mostly underwater scenes, tropical fish, coral and the like, I watched her once and thought "oh that looks so easy I can do it. I gave it a whirl and was completely frustrated it is an extremely dificult medium to master. Hooray for mary! with love, lisa [log in to unmask]