Can't believe it took me so long to join this site where artists talk to artists. Hello out there!

It took about a 30 year lag for me to pick up the pencils and brushes again and I'm ever so glad I did.

Because of art scuttlebutt, one of my paintings "Geranium Alley" has found a wonderful home with a friend in Texas.

I would love to do daily paintings and my hat is off to those of you with that discipline. I work full-time and try to get up at 5 a.m. two mornings a week to paint for about 45 mins. (the length of Enya's The Memory of Trees CD). The last 15 mins. are spent cleaning brushes.

For oils, I use Grumbacher's Pre-Tested oils (the ones with the checkmark on them). My most favorite brush brand is Silver.

You may already know this tip, but if you can put your pallette from your last session into a big baggie (2 gal.) and put it in the freezer, your paint lasts a lot longer. I tried Winton & Newton oils, but they seem to have more fillers and get a skim on them and dry out faster. Have fallen in LOVE with Grumbachers's diazonine (sp?) purple. More on that later.

JT

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