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I was "Tagged" by one of my friends, Cindy Hasse (a colored pencil artist whom I’ve mentioned in my blog earlier..). <\/span>So, now I am "it". ;) <\/span>From what I have been told, I am now (voluntarily) posting 5 things that may not be known about me and "tagging" 5 other bloggers.<\/p>\n \n I love gardens. <\/span>I don’t have too much extra time to be away from my easel, but I dabble just enough to get my hands dirty. ;) <\/span>I love growing herbs (and using them in my cooking :) ), flowers (of course!), and exotic or unusual plants….and a number of them keep me company in my studio. :)<\/p>\n \n \n \n I got started painting by face painting (where you paint the designs on children’s faces …er, most of the time it was children… ;) ). <\/span>I was bored sitting at art fairs with my Mom’s paintings and drawings when I was 10 or so, and my parent’s had the genius to suggest that I try something constructive. <\/span>I guess that was my first ‘job’. <\/span>…though, initially I felt bad charging too much for them and wouldn’t go over .25¢ each. ;)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span>When deciding on a vocation, I was originally going to be a professional vocalist…not an artist (…though the thought had crossed my mind in first grade ;) ). <\/span>I took courses at a musical college as well as private instruction. <\/span>I even placed in a competition at the Minnesota State Fair and was a soprano in the 3M chorus. <\/span>(I did, however, change my mind – my Mom was already painting and she helped immensely in getting me addicted to the visual arts. ;) ) Members of my immediate and extended family (I have a HUGE extended family) are very arts, music, and creative writing oriented (both sides of my family). <\/span>My grandfather built his own dulcimer to play. <\/span>A bit of that rubbed off on me, I play(ed) the flute and piccolo. <\/span>I was a part of a student’s band at a college here in the cities and also did numerous solo performances. When I was VERY little (um, 3) I performed piano solos for the school’s concerts in front of hundreds of people.<\/p>\n I really enjoy biographies when I can. Victor Frankel, Leonardo Da Vinci, and others are very inspiring to me and my work. Also, I am really very, very grateful to all of the amazing people who have touched my life with their knowledge and experience themselves (and not simply from the pages of a book ;) ) ….Artists whom I’ve studied under and those with years of knowledge who have selflessly been mentors to me. What they have given me is priceless.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>I love researching things that interest me – today it is the history of my style of art and the wildlife and nature I picture in my pieces. <\/span>When I was little (probably 10 or so), I was fascinated with Native American history and tried to learn all I could (I have some Native American heritage myself, so that didn’t hurt, either. ;) ). <\/span>My Mom encouraged me and bought all of the books she could from book sales for me to study. <\/span>…I even taught my childhood friends to use the symbols and sign language…. I had learned enough at that age to be able to hold my own when meeting an artist who painted authentic symbolism into his works and discuss it. <\/span>(..but don’t ask me to remember something from that period now… ;) lol! )<\/p>\n \n Ok, enough about me – here are 5 other artists that I will list...<\/span><\/p>\n The first two are built-in (victims ;) ) – My Mom & Sister’s blogs are http:\/\/www.lathamstudios.com\/karensblog\/blog<\/a> and http:\/\/www.lathamstudios.com\/bonniesblog\/blog<\/a><\/p>\n 3. These art Beautiful oil paintings by an artist I met at one of our gallery’s events (Whistle Pik Galleries) not too long ago – qiang-huang.blogspot.com<\/a>. …just love them.<\/p>\n 4. & 5.This is an artist I’ve studied with, Matthew Hillier. <\/span>He obviously doesn’t need a lot of introduction – his beautiful paintings speak for themselves :) – http:\/\/thestudiofloor.blogspot.com\/<\/a> <\/span>(and this is his wife, Julia Rogers – juliarogers.blogspot.com<\/a> ….quite talented, aren’t they. :D )<\/p>\n (Disclaimer – none of the artists on this list are under any obligation or pressure to post anything if they would rather not ….I’m just showing you off… ;) )<\/p>\n Best,<\/p>\n Rebecca :D<\/p>\n “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was "Tagged" by one of my friends, Cindy Hasse (a colored pencil artist whom I’ve mentioned in my blog earlier..). 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