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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bonjour Pat,</FONT></DIV>
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lang=EN-CA>Because of a tragic death in my immediate family, my painting had
been absent from my life for a little more than a year. My family and I
went on vacation to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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change of scenery and weather conditions!!!) and I took many photos and visited
aquariums. I decided to try and paint something that I had never done
before. The results were two small paintings, one of a seahorse and
the other a turtle that I enjoyed doing and proved to me that I hadn't lost all
of my skills. I know that it is hard to get back to painting when you
haven't done it for a while but I enjoyed the challenge and since it was
something that I had never done before, I didn't have to high
expectations. The fact that they were of very small dimensions (4" x 6")
made it easier too!</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Good luck !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Lorraine Arsenault<BR><A
href="mailto:arseneaux@sympatico.ca">arseneaux@sympatico.ca</A> <BR><A
href="http://www.lorrainearsenault.com">www.lorrainearsenault.com</A><BR></DIV>
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<A title=peedee@nucleus.com href="mailto:peedee@nucleus.com">Patrick Davis</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net
href="mailto:aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net">Aquanet The_digital_Brain</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:08
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Aquanet] getting back to
"work"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BIG>Hi, gang.<BR><BR>Well, it's time to get back at the easel
now that summer has passed into fall. That's the trouble. I have not done any
art since last March, and the Muse is off in La-la Land somewhere. Yesterday I
spent a fruitless hour in the "studio" desperately seeking inspiration, but
any ideas were much too grandiose for where I am right now, having to
re-establish my basic skills. Does anyone have any simple, easily-completed
exercises they use to get a kick-start in such
situations?<BR><BR>:-(<BR>Pat<BR><BR><BR></BIG>
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