It was such fun meeting new painters at HOOT and renewing friendships with painters that I had met in the past. Many of you spent time in the Loew-Cornell booth discovering techniques and talking about brushes and projects and I hope that you are all truly inspired. The teapot set, purse and shoes received a lot of attention and many of you asked for information on how to prepare these items to paint. Since there are so many important steps to proper prep of these kinds