Starting off

But not really, I suppose. I've been actively painting for ten years, but this is the first time I've written a blog and reconfigured my website for online sales (www.barbaramink.com) . Ironic, of course, now that we're entering what could prove to be an economic disaster; but I do think that one of the things that makes us human is a love for beauty and a need to fill our nests with things that make us feel happy. Paintings certainly do that, so here's hoping.

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