FIRST INSPIRATIONS - PREMIÈRES INSPIRATIONS
English Version - *version française dessous* FIRST INSPIRATIONS In December 1988, I was at my Mother-in-Laws house for Christmas. Several years previous, she saw the Courtauld Impressionist collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art. She purchased a souvenir coffee table book. I had thumbed through this book a number of times and was glancing through it again that Christmas. However, this time was different... I clearly remember turning a page and seeing Degas. Then Monet. I will never forget how I felt that day when I turned those pages and saw such beauty... it was an epiphany! I was struck by the vibrant colors and beauty and decided at that moment, I wanted to try and paint. I was 38 years old at the time and had never had any interest in art, in fact, I was terrible in high school art classes… but then again, I was terrible in student in a...