I painted "Renoir Garden" with oils in September of 1992, with my first easel propped up next to this beautiful New Jersey pond. It was my third oil painting.

I was astonished by the magic of oil and thrilled with this newfound avenue of expression.

One of my music students said that my painting looked like one of the Renoir gardens she had visited in the summer, and that's how the painting got its name.

Happy music and art, Cinder LeDell