: About Me

Artist, writer, singer, executive, renaissance woman and self-proclaimed Empress of the Universe. More of my life and work: http://empressoftheuniverse.blogspot.com

My passion is ...

...art - classical realism and portraiture

I know too much about ...

...children's music

My parents always told me ...

...chew with your mouth closed; sit like a lady; when you walk into a room, you are the most important person there; you can be anything you want, as long as you strive to be the best

My childhood ambition ...

...to be a lawyer, teacher, mother (1 out of 3 ain't bad)

My favorite memory ...

...the birth of my daughter

Why I write ...

...I write when I cannot paint, I paint when I cannot speak

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

...my blog: http://empressoftheuniverse.blogspot.com

My first job ...

...spaghetti girl

My best moment ...

...when I make others smile

My inspiration ...

...my sister Christine

Travel > Destination Guides (Other) The most beautiful cities in the world

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If I lived in London, I would be an artist. I would spend all my time trying to perfect the looks of people's faces in pencil, ink, charcoal - maybe I'd try oils again, but I would definitely be an artist. All the time that I wasn't drawing, I would spend taking my daughter to galleries and museums, sketch book in hand, tracing paper and pencils. I would teach her how to rub the pencil lightly over the tracing paper to capture the unique beauty of friezes and frescoes, floor tiles and Venetian radiator grilles. I would show her the beauty of art in the simple world around us. We would pick...

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