Hi from Australia

[Steven Sweeney]

Welcome, Pamela,

I credit my exposure to Australia's 19th Century impressionists -- Streeton, Roberts, Conder, McKubbin and the like -- as well as a list of contemporary Aussie artists with giving me the push to get serious about painting when I returned to the U.S. after living in Sydney. I surely do miss the NSW Art Gallery. And I was always ready to be surprised by the local portrait competitions. (The consolation Packers' and Viewers' Choice prizes were usually more in the SOG vein than were the nominal winners.)

You did well to already come by a Daniel Greene workshop. There is none better.

Looking forward to your active participation, now that you're back on your feet.

[Pamela Scherf]

Thank you Chris, Claudemir, Tricia, Llaria and Steven for your prompt and warm welcome, and no, Tricia, Daniel Greene's workshop wasn't in Australia. It was in his studio in North Salem New York and I received an RADF grant to help me get there although it didn't go far with the exchange rate. It was my first time overseas and I found everyone wonderfully warm and welcoming. It was an experience I will never forget, certainly broadening my horizons.
Pamela Scherf
Ps. I've attached a picture of the painting which won the portrait award at the Caloundra Art Festival.