Elmira Hooge (Art) - I was born in Persia; today's name is Iran. I started painting in my teenage years. After a couple of years, my parents hired a private tutor who had studied painting in Germany and from him I learned the Old Masters style of classical painting, so that became my style too. I learned how to use oil painting for my portraits and flowers and that has continued with me from Iran to Britain to the US and Canada. In Canada I learned how to paint classical portraits and flowers using watercolor, and when we moved back to the USA, I started using acrylic, and acrylic was added to my collection of media. Since my retirement I thoroughly enjoy myself by doing more arts and crafts, like painting on rocks, greeting cards, and bird houses, but I am still painting on canvas quite a bit. I also make delightful earrings.
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