Recently I came across the work of artist Tricia Courtney whose oil paintings really struck something with me.  I love the colors she chooses and how the flowers seem to pop off the canvas.  We had a chance to speak this week about her work and her upcoming new book Floppy Sue’s Birthday Adventure that will be published as an eBook through Pixel Mouse House.  Here is what she says about what inspired her to start creating and about her new story.  A happy experience at the George A. Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, Missouri “many, many years ago” led to Tricia Courtney’s lifelong love of art. “My…