Hi, my name is Jean

Jean Kelly · 09-15-2002, 04:24 PM

Thanks for your warm welcome. I've seen so much incredible art in the past month that my head is reeling. I'm glad to be here. I started painting again in January, after spending 10 years in quilting. I painted, pieced, and appliqued quilts for commercial and private customers. The actual nuts and bolts of the business was in custom bedrooms. I made more dust ruffles, pillow shams, and bedspreads than I can remember. It did pay the bills though, and I was able to do some artwork. I closed the business this year and decided it was time for me now.

I'm working on my 8th painting at this time. Here's my self-portrait with my constant companion, Zoe. She was 6 months old at the time, now a full grown German Shepard with both ears standing straight up. It's done in soft pastel on whatever paper I had laying around. It's good to be here.