When I was a child, I drew in the gangway using a stick and chalk. I took my grandmother’s assortment of dried beans created mosaics on cardboard. In Milwaukee WI, I loved my four years of art class at St. Joan Antida. At the University of Milwaukee, I did very well. However, I retired after 30 years at the Dept. of Social Welfare. I treated Intake co-workers with my drawings. I moved to Connecticut with my husband John Presutti. I call my drawings Blind Line Drawing (not blind Contour). I close my eyes. Holding a pencil with a continuous line traverses the paper. My internal talk signals a stop. I open my eyes mediate on the lines drawn. I transfer my imagination to the paper and fill in the positive space with a variety of strokes creating a range of texture. Drawing with my eyes closed, I have control of my composition. I have placed my imagination on the paper. I use coloured pencils, water and oil-based paint pens, ink, and markers. I taught myself the skills to navigate my technique. I started drawing African Antiquity Masks in 2021. I taught myself the skills of layering, and three-dimensional drawing. The artistry is expressive and multifaceted. I see my work as a form of communication between people. I can translate my experiences, giving a window into my culture. Including historical background on works of art. Like the lost truism that Picasso and other European modernists were profoundly influenced by African mask. After 28 years in Social Welfare helping others, I retired reinventing myself as a Living History Actor. In 2017, I resumed my love of drawing after 40 years, to relax between performances on the road. With Covid-19, all performances were cancelled in 2020.I never imaged that a pandemic would bring me back to drawing. I posted work on Facebook for my family and friends. They loved it; it was encouraging. I submitted work to Art Prof Deepti Menon. Her critique validated my work. I am again that little girl with her stick, chalk and beans creating from my imagination. I am influenced by the nature around me and my genetic background, as well as the works of Jacob Lawrence, Shinique Smith, Odili Donald Odita, Georgia O’Keefe, and Vasily Kandinsky. Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti is a member of Artists in Real Time, Inc. and a participant of the annual Open Studio Hartford.