Dreaming of painting ~ or I remember being an artist

I don't think I've ever told you, but before I made jewelry I was a fledgling artist. For years I read and faithfully practiced what I was learning in art books. Watercolors and pastels were my mediums of choice, and if I may say so, I became rather good too. I felt like I truly became an artist  when my watercolors miniatures were accepted to be on display in a  gallery in Wisconsin. One of the gallery owners told me my paintings were like tiny jewels! To this day, her gracious words are still an encouragement to me. A few years later life's problems got in the way & I reluctantly stopped painting. When I moved to Vermont to marry, our first home was so small that painting was out of the question, so i took up jewelry making instead.

Now over 15 years later, I find that painting is calling me back. I think about it more with each passing day, & the jewelry is no longer consuming me. Instead i want to paint, expressing feelings, dreams and visions on canvas!

Well my journey home to art is beginning. Beloved hubby found the box where I carefully stored my pastels, and the new watercolors arrived today! I don't know if I'll be able to regain skill I once had, but hopefully with daily practice, I'll be expressing feelings, dreams & visions through my art.