Dee’s mother also was an artist and she encouraged creativity early in Dee’s life, and as a result Dee has been a creative person most of her life in many mediums. Dee has taken a variety of art classes, was a glass artist for many years, and still does some glass fusing. But her current passion is palette knife painting, which is a type of painting that is done using a palette knife instead of a brush. This type of painting can create thick, interesting textures and patterns that are not possible with a brush.