AARP Online Community: jen43

jen43

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Background

Birthday: September 3

Location:
Illinois
United States

School:

Work:
fourteen years with the Illinois Health Care field as Activity and Social Services Director in Illinois nursing homes
part time bartender, waitress and short order cook
homemaker
and "jack of all trades"

Hometown(s):
Tenn: Florida:North Carolina: Illinois

My Comments (400)

nebo barn.jpg

my husband and I found this old barn just outside of Neb in Southern Illinois,this is one of two paintings that i have done of this barn

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jen43 says:

Sunnydawn, Thank you, glad you stopped by....Jen

Posted: June 27, 2008 9:25AM EDT

Sunnydawn says:

Being self taught makes the best people! Wonderful painting job! I wish, but my hands aren't so graceful! ----- Peace Always

Posted: June 27, 2008 1:50AM EDT

jen43 says:

Must admit that I'm self taught, as a young girl I loved to draw, and my mom bought me my first art kit, and I kept drawing for years, it wasn't untill I moved to Springfield Illinois with my first husband, that I started painting, our next door neighbor was aqn artist, and when I looked at her work, I thought,"I can do that"..."I want to do that", and for my next birthday my husband surprised me with a paintbox and all that goes with it, and I've been doing it ever since.
I read every art book I could get my hands on, and it was and still a learning experience for me, I thank God ,who gave me this gift, and when I don't paint for a while, I'm always afraid I'll lose it, but then I pick up a paint brush, and it's still there, and I'm grateful.

Posted: March 15, 2008 1:48PM EDT