otiamaria

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Hello to all! I was so surprised to see emails coming in saying that some of you liked what I'd colored! And I was blown away that one of you even liked my first pattern, and took the time to color it even though it was pretty lame! :) THANK YOU!

IMPORTANT! I do not know what I am doing! LOL! Please, let me know if there is something I have failed to do or if I have messed anything up. I've only made one pattern, and have just colored patterns made by others, so I got a little concerned when I was asked to name the PATTERN rather then the color mix I chose to use on it., My sincerest apology to anyone who I may have owed credit....

I've been fascinated by color and how it can me manipulated for YEARS~! I have stacks of books dedicated to color, but they stored away. (MUST go get them!)

I do have a few websites, but none of them are finished.....I will post them when I have them under control again.

I retouch people's photo's for them, and can either do a light touch-up, or a full-on "REVISION" of the pic. My last photo I was given was by far the most challenging! I was asked to remove the groom from the wedding picture taken with the bride and her family. My client wanted me to oust him, remove the Christmas themed church background, and make the bride look completely UN-BRIDE like! hehe! I actually pulled it off, lol. But it sure was a learning curve for me!

I enjoy taking photos and creating various styles of pixelated painting on them. It's extremely time consuming, but the end result is ALMOST always something new and fun.

I ADORE PETS. Most especially my two dogs. <3
Chewie is the youngest (and my first-ever boy) Shih Tzu. He's 2.
Coco Latte' is my little girl. She is a Shih Tzuy / Lhasa Apso mix with a sprinkle of poodle and a dash of dachshund! (She's also a LOT like her momma: KINDA NOT RIGHT! hehe. So, she accompanies me to my psychotherapy appointments. When she is having a rotten day, I call her Psy-Co-Co.) Coco just turned 10 last March. Time is TOO FLEETING!

I am a complete geek. When it comes to anything tech-related, I'm all over it. I think I'm most knowledgeable in the ares of Android Apps and computer maintenance.

XO

UPDATE: DECEMBER 2013:
I just wanted to say how bad I feel that I haven't thanked anyone for showing love on my palettes, etc. I hope you see this. I sincerely ask for your forgiveness. My mom went into the hospital this year, and I have split my life in two so that I can take care of her and help her to stay in her own home. She was diagnosed with "dementia", something that I wouldn't wish on anyone. My visits here to CL's are rare, and when I DO get on here, I am so tired I cam hardly see straight.
I hope you will understand. Sending out (((HUGS))) to all -

XO
otiamaria
aka: Paula