Artwork by Gail Annette Martin
Have you ever sat outside and looked at the light shinning through the leafs on a tree and discovered, what seemed like thousands of colors, reflecting in the pond below. It is a moment everyone should experience.
I wondered if it was possible for someone, my age, to accomplish the techniques needed to paint this fabulous scene.
After all the kids were raised, my tennis was over, because of bad knees, I needed another outlet for my sole. …
… Improving my art is so important to me. I am 75 now and hope to improve, and get more knowledgeable about the ways of the Old Masters. How did they decide on the composition; why did they choose a certain color to be prominent in their painting? How did they meld their objects into the canvas and make them look so real and alive. I want to learn all of that , now! …
