Hi Suzie, you are too funny! thanks for the compliment :-) . I actually have an outdoor art exhibit tomorrow that I will be entering Dorathy's painting in for competition. The painting as posted here isn't showing up as well (in the photo) as it does in life, it really has much more depth to it. Yes I do commission jobs and oddly enough most of them seem to be of my clients pets...horses, dogs, cats. I wish I had more chicken space in our coop because there are so many other varieties I'd love to have and being able to paint them is just a side perk! -Sheila Here is a link that might be useful: My Artwork

Luvs, she didn't shade around her pearls but now that you mention it I will be doing a little extra work. Our little booth in the antique shop doesn't sell painted things very well but I have no place else to sell at this time. The consignment gift shops want 30% and that is a bit much for me. I will also put it on my ETSY shop. Joan, our chapter hired her for only 2 days. We would never get enough people to paint for a week but I would love it. Check and see if they allow for several days rather than a week. You would be fine in her class, several our our members were not good painters but she helped them. You should check with the place they are having the class to find out what you need to bring. She sometimes furnishes the paint. And we had some people wearing old painters smocks, their husbands shirts, aprons, etc. I am not a messy painter and I wore my regular every day clothes. Now when you get all the info, post it here or email me at angelbrush1@yahoo.com and I will let you know if you are missing anything. Normally it is your regular stuff and she will also give a list of the size brushes she uses. I know you will really love it. B Here is a link that might be useful: Brushed By An Angel

Shee is right. What my VdeT looks like in my bedroom (in an admittedly crummy photograph) has little to do with what it will look like in someone else's bedroom. Light makes the difference. But, I can say that VdeT is a clean green. Even in the lowest light, it does not get muddy. In bright light, it doesn't get out-of-hand-bright either. Another fabulous green is Ellen Kennon's Ashen Green. Again, a clean color. It is greyed down but doesn't go yellow. I love green, but olive is not my fave. This photo was taken professionally and looks very bright. The great thing about Ashen Green is that it reads a dark, library green in a low-light situation, but it isn't actually all that dark.

2 coats of the new color is all you need as long as they all were primed first