I'm soon back at my easel today, working on my grandfather's WWI era painting. I have painted his father, at age 96 in his Grand Army of The Republic uniform, a fraternal organization of Civil War Veterans. Great grandfather Lewis lived almost 6 years longer, long enough to see his many grandsons including my dad, fight for freedom once more in WWII.
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...