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This scene is of a group of buildings on Kiriku P�ik, a small side street in the old-town section of Tallinn, Estonia. The low building on the right is the three-bedroom Olematu R��tel guesthouse. I painted this from photos I took in May 2008. This scene really grabbed my attention because of its strong abstract quality created by well-defined areas of dark and light and of contrasting colors.

I made my first attempt at painting with oils in 1977 and immediately fell in love with the medium. Since then, I have painted in spurts, often experiencing long periods of inactivity. But once I was exposed to oil painting I have thought about painting almost constantly. After I retired in 1996, I became active in the performing arts as a musician, singer, actor, theater set designer and director. Through all this, I never stopped thinking about painting, and now painting has become my primary creative outlet. I have never had any formal art lessons. From books, and more recently the Internet, I have learned a lot. Mostly, however, I figure things out for myself, and this is the most rewarding part of the experience for me. My...