A warm greeting to you all. I'm new to this forum. I was born in Sydney, and grew up there until I was 13, and then my parents wanted to move to Italy in 1970, and since then we never returned in Australia. I always liked to draw, but, at the age of 11, I saw the beauty of an oil painting made by a schoolmate, and I was impressed by the beauty of the painting made with oil colors. I painted a lot in the 80s, and then I had to put this hobby away because I started working as a registered male nurse after years of studying and working. This August I'll be officially retired, and I've already prepared to restart painting with oil paints on canvas. I have other interests too, but, if problems don't arise, I will not abandon painting again. Thank you for your time. Bye.