A style all her own
Brown works mainly in black and white, preferring to sketch in pencil. But she’s also known to do the occasional colored pencil, water color, or oil work. She describes her work as “very detailed and lifelike.” She said that she prefers to work from a photograph because “No one seems to have the time or wants to sit still that long, and I can work much easier on my own schedule.”

A native of Germany, Brown is following in the footsteps of her father. Her father was an accomplished artist as well, who worked in pen and pencil, and also did portraits. “It’s something I have always enjoyed,” she said. “This is the joy of my life. I feel so blessed to be able to do it. I will continue to do it as long as I can.”

A member of the local art guild, she said that her only goal while drawing is to make the portraits as lifelike as possible and to “make as many people as happy as I can.”

A fresh canvas
Brown and her companion, Bob Allen are mem-bers of the Tallgrass Creek Priority List. Both decided to join in August of 2006. “We felt like it was a great opportunity, and it secured our place in line,” she said. “The Tallgrass Creek staff has been just phenomenal. They have kept in contact with us, let us know of all the updates, and really made us feel at home.”

Intellectual exchange
She continued, “Joining the Priority List has been a phenomenal experience. It’s a worry free-process and they let us move on our own time frame—there’s never any pressure.”

Aside from getting an inside track to the new community, Brown’s favorite perks of joining the Priority List have been attending the community events like the classes at the Center for Continuous Learning, and meeting new people. “Everyone is so friendly. It’s nice meeting people who are interested in Tallgrass Creek too, and have such a variety of interests. That socialization and intellectual exchange is fun.”

Trudy, a dog lover as well, said that she is delighted to know that she and her dog are welcome at Tallgrass Creek. Brown, who is getting ready to pick her apartment style of choice, is interested in moving in to a two bedroom, two bath model that also has a den. After weighing her needs, Trudy decided on the Wakefield. But she was considering both the Wakefieldand Summerton floor plans, because they allow her space for some of her favorite things—“I have furniture that would look just great in either model,” she said. “And I need a room, like that den, for my dog, and my portraits.”