HI, I'M ELAINE FORBES. WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A QUICK IDEA OF WHO I AM AND THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, IS IT. I GREW UP IN A NORMAL HOME, BUT I WAS NOT WHAT MY VERY PROPER MOTHER EXPECTED. TRY AS SHE WOULD, I NEVER BECAME A PROPER PERSON (WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO SQUELCH WHEN I WORKED IN A PROPER JOB, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY). ANYWAY, HERE I AM, ENTERTAINING MYSELF IN THE BACK YARD IN THE 50S.

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE UNUSUAL AND COLORS! I HAVE HAD A PASSION FOR COLOR EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. IT WAS WHEN MY DAD FIRST SAW ME DOING THIS THAT HE AND MOM DECIDED TO ENCOURAGE ME ALONG THE LINES OF COLOR RATHER THAN THE UNUSUAL. IT WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS: "JENNIE, THIS DAUGHTER OF OURS IS GETTING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO KISS HER OWN…" AND AFTER THAT THEY BOUGHT ME MY FIRST OIL PAINTS.

NOW I LOVE TO WORK WITH ALL MEDIA. ANIMAL PORTRAITS SEEM TO WORK OUT BETTER WHEN I USE OILS; FOR OTHER THINGS I OFTEN USE ACRYLICS. POLYMER COMES IN EVERY COLOR, SO I LOVE TO PLAY WITH THAT. I HAD A CHANCE TO GET SOME BOWLING PINS DESTINED FOR THE JUNKYARD SO I TURN THEM INTO LAMPS. JUST GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SALVAGE AND COLORS OF SOME SORT, AND I'M HAPPY.

ANYWAY, SINCE I RETIRED I HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF PLAYTIME AND I HAVE HAD A BALL! THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT COSTS A LOT TO FEED THESE HABITS, AND I HAVE TO START SELLING. WE CAN'T KEEP ALL THIS STUFF, BUT EACH ITEM IS ONE OF A KIND. SOME ARE VARIATIONS ON A THEME, BUT I'M TOO ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF I CHANGE THIS OR THAT TO MASS PRODUCE. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I CAN COME CLOSE TO REPRODUCING, BUT NO TWO ITEMS ARE IDENTICAL.

LAST YEAR I HAD A SHOW AT A LOCAL GALLERY AND FOUND THAT PEOPLE KIND OF LIKED MY STUFF, SO I SAID I'D PUT UP A WEBSITE FOR FUTURE WORKS. HERE IT IS. I HOPE THAT EVEN IF IT ISN'T YOUR TASTE, YOU'LL SMILE AT SOMETHING AND FORGET YOUR PROBLEMS FOR A FEW MINUTES.