Freddie,
It is great to hear that you are painting again. I talk to a woman that now lives in St. Clairsville, Ohio every day and she used to live in Los Angles. She was a professional artist and won a a lot of things with her paintings. She still does some but her hands are getting to where she has a hard time holding the brushes. I have a huge painting of me and two of my Poms that I have lost that she did before she ever saw me and it is really good. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler and really admire anyone who can paint, play music, or any of the other artistic type things.
Ron