Artist Statement
I have loved drawing and painting since I was a young
child. It was my way to express my feelings. I developed my artistic side
a lot more in high school. I had a wonderful art teacher who motivated me
to create my own style while teaching me some great techniques. During my
first semester in college, I took an art course but it was no longer the
same. I lost interest in it and dropped the course. Instead, I decided to
focus on studying and getting my business/computer degree. After I
graduated, my focus shifted to my jobs. Years went by and my art work
became a mere memory.
After my daughter was born, I decided to leave my
programming career to take care of her full time. That was very difficult
for me. I had defined myself through my career and without it, I felt
lost. Once my daughter was in school, I decided to go back to work. I had
been a programmer (and a darn good one!) for 7 years, but I found it very
hard to find a job, especially after being absent for so long in the
technology field. That’s when something very distant and almost forgotten
came back into my life. It was my art. I had no more excuses and plenty of
time to devote to it. On August 2006, I started painting again. All those
art years lost, but somehow with more wisdom. And here I am now.
Lynet McDonald
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