The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
When I was in the first grade, I drew a picture of an open window and the curtain was flying out of the window."
This was how Penny Cruickshank began her lifelong love affair with sketching, painting and quilting.
Penny has always enjoyed painting portraits, but does not limit herself to only faces, as can be seen in her work on display at the Moorcroft Senior Center. The oil on canvas of the cabin in the woods is a rendition of a picture she saw many years ago.
"I thought, 'I think I could paint that' and I did," she says.
The Moorcroft resident also creates quilts, runners and bags with patt...