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Mary Sparrow · 06-20-2004, 06:59 AM

I know this is short notice, but hopefully there will be a few of you our there that will help me brainstorm today. My aunt is coming for the night. I don't know what has possessed me, but I have this really strong urge to paint her. I never paint adults so this will be new for me. Let me tell you a little about her so that you can help me come up with ideas of how to do this. Jane just graduated last week at the age of 45 with her Ph.D in Pharmacology. Sounds stiff, boring and brainy right? Well, she is far from it. She still thinks she is in her 20's, actually her boyfriend just turned 31

. She is single and spends every spare minute living in her own little Mardi Gras. We have often referred to her as the smartest woman on the planet with the least amount of common sense. She is very tall, has a wild mane of dark hair, very blue eyes and commands a presence in a room. While I never thought her to be any particular beauty, it is very clear SHE thinks she is a beauty..

That pretty much describes Jane without going into detail. She is such a unique individual, how would YOU go about painting such a colorful person with such an impressive title in front of her name?

06-20-2004, 06:59 AM	#1
Mary Sparrow EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,120	A hippie doctor I know this is short notice, but hopefully there will be a few of you our there that will help me brainstorm today. My aunt is coming for the night. I don't know what has possessed me, but I have this really strong urge to paint her. I never paint adults so this will be new for me. Let me tell you a little about her so that you can help me come up with ideas of how to do this. Jane just graduated last week at the age of 45 with her Ph.D in Pharmacology. Sounds stiff, boring and brainy right? Well, she is far from it. She still thinks she is in her 20's, actually her boyfriend just turned 31 . She is single and spends every spare minute living in her own little Mardi Gras. We have often referred to her as the smartest woman on the planet with the least amount of common sense. She is very tall, has a wild mane of dark hair, very blue eyes and commands a presence in a room. While I never thought her to be any particular beauty, it is very clear SHE thinks she is a beauty.. That pretty much describes Jane without going into detail. She is such a unique individual, how would YOU go about painting such a colorful person with such an impressive title in front of her name?