My dream of becoming an artist
I never thought I'd ever be able to paint like I do now. I dreamed of it when I was just a child but when a crippling illness struck me down, that dream got lost.God's been so good though that I've recovered some use of my hands and well, I continued my broken dream....to paint. Someone sent me a few books and pastel tools and I thought I should try again and did. First on cards sent to friends on occasions then ventured into cloth canvasses and then stumbled onto "How To Draw And Paint" site by Bob Davis . It offered free lessons....my GOD! Free? What a gold mine for me who can't go to a regular school (since I can't walk) and really can't afford it, now I have learned techniques on shadowing, fixatives and still learning. He is so generous to want to put up a free site for aspiring artists like myself, a definitely true lover of art that he would concern himself about others who love the craft too. But how I wanted to be in the company of fellow Fili...