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Published: 2015-01-03 02:36:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 817; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 5
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Sometimes it's far easier to let pictures tell their own stories. This is one of them.*****
Watercolor on Arches cold press
Original 8x11 inches
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Comments: 36
Charming illustration, it makes me feel warm. Old lady's smile is great! You have captured her perfectly.
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It's very nice to receive a compliment from an artist whose own work I admire so much.
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Fully deserved! It's not so very easy to draw old lady exactly right way; every little wrinkle, when displaced, could make her smile cold or mean. I know, because I did fight with it myself
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a pleasant tale yes - the child looks a bit fidgety, maybe it is because of the breeze through the room, but the old woman looks on with calm acceptance - lovely
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This series, what I've managed to complete so far, has given me a lot of enjoyment. I'm not sure if I relate to the girl or the old woman. I'm glad to know you liked it.
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I liked Carole's comment about warm and cool - dink - opened my eyes.
And I trust you have blasted through the blocks - do you keep a journal?
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I think Carole was the first who ever mentioned that aspect of my work.
I guess using warm and cool colors has become an unconscious process.
No, my only journals are drawings that stick
around in my old sketchbooks.
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I can't tell you how pleased I am to have your work in our home
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You know I'm very pleased - a bit embarrassed too.
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embarrassed 
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Maybe just because I'm feeling seriously blocked at the moment
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I'm so sorry 
hopefully it will pass 
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Yes, I agree this is a very good table 
Wouldn't mind one like it myself.
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not to mention your delicious border
that comes alive with sea like creatures
nibbling at the edges of your reality
very very nice
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As usual, the wonderful balance of warm/cool
and, the intricate detail beckons us to linger
in your image - and again we're rewarded with
seeing something we somehow missed a moment
ago -
like skeletons dancing in the background
Mom (Grand-mom) looks so content on passing
her knowledge - wisdom ??? along to the young girl
- who - seems to ask the viewer if they agree that
dragons and the family dog belong together under
her dinning room table.
Just wonderful my friend
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It delights me no end you like this one, Carole. You can probably tell it took some time to complete, but I was sure of the image right from the start. The skeleton, books and the scientific equipment let me play with the idea the old wise woman is both a scientist and a magician. I'm hoping one day those two fields might meet in harmony. The girl would prefer to be outside doing something else.
The dragons are clearly enjoying themselves while the dog is a a bit wary.
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......the idea the old wise woman is both a scientist and a magician
that is a wonderful concept - so many images come to mind exploring it
and a 
clearly a
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You would have liked my mother 
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I know you
so - in many ways - I know her as well
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She was very wise and had a great sense of humor - probably a requirement in my case
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a requirement for every parent I think
glad your Mom had an ample supply - you're lucky
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I often felt I was lucky not to have been left in a cabbage patch
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Will you set it up as a print - I'd like to have it in my studio 
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I just tried to set it up as a print but I'm being told my 1024 image isn't big enough. It's a scan of the original and can't be made bigger - taking a photograph of the picture just isn't possible at the moment. Sorry, Carole, I don't know what else to do here.
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it's okay -
I'll download it and see what I can do with my own equipment here
thanks for trying
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Good. I hope you can do that. I've never put any restrictions on my work since I always know where the original is, namely, in a portfolio somewhere
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Susan, this is a beautiful and emotional artwork. Thank you for blessing us.
Grant
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Thanks so much, Grant. I'm touched to know you felt it too.
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I love it! So quaint decor & whimsical! I love the Grandma look at the girl!
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Thanks, Caroline. I don't know if this story will ever see all its pictures completed but this one was especially fun to work on. The grandmother looks just a tiny bit like my own mother - except she wouldn't be caught dead in a dress
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These story images are so lovely, so cozy & warm at heart, serene. Peaceful to look at.
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Just the effect I'd hoped they'd have. Thanks, Caroline
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