{"id":17,"date":"2015-06-17T18:47:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T18:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2023-09-01T02:26:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:26:50","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born in Madison, Maine, I have lived in Maine all my life. In my early years, I was tutored under the renowned artist, Franko Nanartonis. After graduating from Winterport High School, I received a diploma from the Minneapolis School of Fine Art. Later I studied with Maine artists, Celene Farris, of Morrill and Barbara Applegate of Bristol. I also offered private painting lessons at my home studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

While my three sons were growing up, I put my aspirations on hold. I painted in my spare time and also became interested in writing children\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am published in the New York Times Bestseller\u2019s book, \u201cChicken Soup for a Kid\u2019s Soul\u201d and their 2003 desk calendar. You may have seen me at my book signings or on my television interviews. I\u2019m also a published author and illustrator of three children\u2019s books \u2013 \u201cSilly Millie, The Silly Straw Hat\u201d, \u201cSilly Millie Goes for a Ride\u201d and \u201cSilly Millie Goes to the Farm\u201d. These books may be purchased on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble Book Stores.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am proud to be a member of <\/span>The Society of Children\u2019s Book Writers and Illustrators, The Maine Highlands Guild, Maine Made Products, The Maine Art Commission, The Maine Niche.com, The Bangor Art Society <\/span><\/i>and<\/span> The National Association of Professional Women.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I love working with oil paints. I am inspired by the work of the old masters and the work of present-day artists such as David Leffel and Don Edmondson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My paintings have been featured in the \u201cMaine Senior Magazine\u201d, September 2023 issue, and The Bucksport Historical Society 2024 Calendar for the month of September.<\/span><\/p>\n

My website is regularly updated to show my latest paintings. I hope you will visit often. You may\u00a0<\/span>also follow me on Pinterest and Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please contact me if you have any questions or comments. I look forward to hearing from you.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Email Address:\u00a0 <\/span>Investlg@aol.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Telephone:\u00a0 207 942-7051\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cell phone and text:\u00a0 207 300-5409<\/span><\/p>\n

Major credit cards and PayPal accepted through PayPal Check-Out. Personal checks and money orders are also accepted. Please contact me for further information. Thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Born in Madison, Maine, I have lived in Maine all my life. In my early years, I was tutored under the renowned artist, Franko Nanartonis. After graduating from Winterport High School, I received a diploma from the Minneapolis School of Fine Art. Later I studied with Maine artists, Celene Farris, of Morrill and Barbara Applegate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346,"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loisgopin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}