PORTRAIT OF LILLIAN'S DAUGHTER

Why thank yer mam! It’s taken me 75 years and I’m still larnin’. Guess that might keep me around for a bit longer. So pleased to see you active again Barb and hope the treatment is going well.

I always value your kind comments a lot seeing what a marvelous artist your are Hidemi.

How kind of you Pat, thank you my friend.

Thank your Jim I appreciate that very much.

We used to hill climb a lot in our younger days and always found that the peak we had been aiming for was never the top as there always seemed to be another hidden from view. I reckon there are a lot more peaks to aim for in the art world too. My thanks Dave.

Where would so many of us be without your words of encouragement Linda? Your kind nature always shows in your comments. Many thanks.

Thanks Simon – such comments encourage me to keep going.

Most kind of you Ismail. Just going to take a look at your great drawings and you’re now on my watchlist.

Thanks cd for your generous comment.

Thanks Peter. I’m a great admirer of you loco’ paintings – look forward to seeing more.

Many thanks Tom. Peter up there shares your passion for loco’s and I must say the two of you are top rate painters of the subject.

Hi Paul and thanks. While I haven’t been putting much on rb – about two a month – I know that rb has a problem in not getting images to all those who have us on their watchlist so we tend to ‘disappear’ now and then.

Thank you Noelene – you are a lovely lady.

Many thanks Robin. I see you are a productive artist with a great sense of colour and design. Very impressive,

Thanks George – I guess if owe you another one. Yes, I was very pleased to see Barb is getting back to rb despite her cancer treatment. And by the email funnies she sends she still has her sense of humour. Another feature for you I see, great stuff!

I see we share an interest in portraiture Rayven so your comment is especially appreciated.

I shall go to bed a happier man tonight Tom. I tend to send my cartoons off to the bottom drawer after a while so it’s nice of you to dig deep and find them. I never take myself too seriously, life’s too short not to have a good chuckle.

I’ve been called a ** artist in my time Mike but never reached the heights of Commissioner. Actually I charge so little for these 8 hour jobs but I still don’t get swamped with work. I still get time to do the odd landscape and cartoon for ‘myself’ which suits me just fine. Many thanks Mike and hope all is going well for you.

I echo my reply to Mike above Lynda – folk arn’t exactly beating a path to my door, but the balance is right for me and I like to have plenty of time for my own urges – well the arty ones anyway! No, I don’t find portriats easy and often think of packing them in as I so often struggle. When eventually finished there is almost as much satisfaction in getting them accepted than getting paid – but just almost.
Mrs Robinson, your are a gem…..and pin-up.

That’s very kind of you Tom, thank you. Your art interest is fascinating. I’ve never tried scrimshaw but have seen some remarkable examples, mainly from seafarers of long ago. Nice to see it still been created. Hope you’re stockes of materials don’t run out.

Glad to see you back in the land of communications again Neil. Gotta say that if anyone is reading this the blackberries are the fruity kind not phones. I’ll not say what the raspberries were.
Thanks Neil – hope Rita is improving.

Thanks Simon, you’ve made my day.

Many thanks Rose and welcome to RB – with your talent I’m sure you’ll be building up a big following. I haven’t had a chance to look through your work yet but that will be a treat when I do.

They say ‘If it ain’t bust, don’t try to fix it’ – you’ve mastered your techniqe to perfection Karen so I’d stick with it. I used oils for portraits for quite a while then found pastels much quicker and, when they work, gave better results – but that’s just me.

Funny how we judge our own work – I didn’t quite feel happy with this one…but pleased Lillian was. Many thanks Les.