Mom's Art

PaintShop Pro, Virtual University, and a lifetime of creativity

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Mom taught herself PaintShop Pro through online courses at Virtual University and never looked back. Starting with a beginner's Web Page Design class — where she wrote "I am very excited to be a part of Virtual University! I hope to create my first web page using what I learn in class" — she went on to master digital art, complete five-week intensive courses, earn a score of 21 out of 25 on her final exam, and eventually write her own tutorial to teach others.

What started as a hobby became a passion. She created signature graphics for her online friends, experimented with brushes, vectors, and photo manipulation, and built this very website to share it all. These pages are a tribute to her creativity, her dedication, and the joy she found in learning something new.

Virtual University Classes

I took an online course in PSP7 (Paint Shop Pro). It lasted for 5 weeks and I really enjoyed it. I took a test of 25 questions and got 4 wrong.

Winter 2005

Spring 2005

Spring 2006

PSP Courses & Tutorials

My first PSP graphic PSP 7 — My First Graphic My PSP9 tutorial creation My First Tutorial — 2008 PSP 201 V9 class work PSP 201 V9 Class

Signature Graphics

Mom created dozens of signature graphics — personalized digital art for herself and her online friends. Flowers, vases, holiday themes, and more, each one crafted in PaintShop Pro.

Flower can signature graphic My Sigs — Gallery 1 Sepia floral signature Mary's Sigs — Gallery 2

Pencil Art & Notebook

"This is my Virtual Notebook for 'Web Page Design For Beginners' to practice tags and take notes about the lessons. I am looking forward to learning HTML."