My medium is oil: I love its smooth and tactile texture, I love delicately smoothing oranges, yellows, and light blues around a canvas. I have always seen myself as an artist. I remember coloring in kindergarten. I felt a pleasant feeling like a trance, a kind of meditation, pure joy. I still feel that way when I paint. I have had numerous solo and group exhibitions as well as being in various local publications.
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