I’m lying here awake at 3:30 a.m. reliving the evening. I finally did it, I met Jane Seymour! After learning through the DQ Times that Jane would be giving a speech in Burbank on October 6th, I decided it was now or never and I bought a ticket for the event.

I don’t know what I expected, not a drumroll exactly but certainly some kind of announcement that Jane had entered the room but instead all of a sudden she was just there talking to people. She was dressed in orange and looked lovely. It was actually a small group of people so even though I was sitting in the back ( my style) I felt close. Jane was very engaging and funny and even though I know a lot about her from her work and the web sites, she shared things that were new to me too.

She talked about her art and she mentioned that she took pictures of children for a commission at a horse show recently in Maryland. She mentioned she was trying sculpture now and that as a Christmas gift her twins had posed for her. To stand still for 3 hours for 9 year old boys she said was quite a Christmas gift and she hopes they will do that again this year. She said her sculptures of the boys came out cute and are currently being cast in bronze.

Jane talked a lot about her visit to France and showed her Impressionism video. Afterward she was selling her book, the video, and 2 art kits that are prototypes. I already have her book so I asked her to sign the magazine article about her art that they had there for the taping. I did buy one of her art kits, not that I know how to do art. I'm hoping there are instructions. I am sorry I didn't buy both they looked great. Jane explained that these art kits which she was actually painting with as she signed her book, were part of a new project she is working on to introduce people to art and let them discover what pleasure it can bring. By giving people water color kits with great paper and a good brush as well as paints, Jane believes that people will turn out a higher quality project from the start and will be more inclined to want to explore their own talents. She is doing this in partnership with savoir-faire a painting supply company. She said she also wants to make videos about the masters that includes art appreciation, information about the artists, and instructions on how to do projects like the masters. There was a book you could sign if you wanted to help with her project so I signed that. Art isn’t my field but I do enjoy it and I liked Jane’s idea of introducing people to art this way.

Later Jane took questions from the audience. I didn’t have the nerve to ask anything (this time) but I enjoyed just sitting there taking it all in. Someone asked her about her new series, Modern Men and she revealed that they asked to use 2 of her paintings on the wall of her character’s office. She said she had been working on the show all week and will start filming next week.

All too soon the evening was over. For me I did better than I thought. I asked her for a picture and I took a couple of candid ones. I really enjoyed the evening even if I was shaking all during her speech! Maybe next time I’ll even ask a question myself! ---- Lynn--