Thanks, Dave. It’s my pleasure to contribute, and I am honored to be the first, I am sure, of many to come. Although I registered under Alien Girl, you know, I hope, that it’s not what my parents named me. I wish they did though. My real name is Angela Leppard, I am an aspiring artist, and a mom to a 6 year old angel, from Northern California. In my early years I’ve traveled with my parents all over Europe and, although I have taken art courses, including some in college, I am primarily self-taught in the techniques that interest me and in which I work best. I’m constantly educating myself through seminars, classes, books and magazines, traveling and visits to galleries and museums. Since childhood, I have been inspired and motivated by visual art, photography, and the natural beauty of people, places, and scenes around me. My hobbies include: feng shui, crazy art experiments and all sorts of mischief! The nature of my work, be it portraits or still life, is all about the magic of color – yes, I am in love with color. I see color as pure, bright, bold and luminous, always full of life. I see color in the shadows, and in the grayest of clouds; color in the textures, in the atmosphere and in the air we breathe. I am hoping to bring to this site some excitement about art and color, along with the technicalities they come with, but I will do it in my own, structured way. Structure is beneath art’s flesh after all. One of the topics I will start here is “Oil Painting Tips Weekly”. Look for it in upcoming “art-ticles”. So long for now!
AlienGirl.
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