A Short Story: age and Youth and Love

A busy weekend, with family visits, a gorgeous two hours of spa pampering, a walk in torrential rain to last night’s opera, more family visits today before I catch the ferry home, leaving Pater behind…

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Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us. . . Age and All!

Have you seen this brilliant time-lapse sketching of a woman’s life from infancy to old age? The video is well worth the four minutes’ viewing time — magical! Or have you looked at this New…

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More Portraiture . . .

May I just begin by saying thanks so much for all your supportive and thoughtful comments! Time to just keep on keeping on, I’d say. And despite the potential problems with Anonymous comments — besides…

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Drawing on the Past . . .

Before I tell you about my most recent portrait, I realize I need to spend some time with this image of my 17-year old self. I have to say, first off, that I’m a bit…

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Modern Women . . .

This photo — of Paul Helleu’s Woman Leaning on a Table accompanied Robin Laurence’s Georgia Straight piece on the VAG exhibit. The August to Autumn transition I’ve been nattering about lately does not only concern…

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