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A while back, my daughter's boyfriend took us both out for lunch. After several minutes of repartee between the two of us concerning whether or not to share something and, if so - what would we both enjoy equally? (we are accustomed to this, in that we have an extended history of - out of financial necessity - sharing restaurant food). He seemed amused and mumbled, "You two are funny". To which I replied, "Oh...you have no idea".
When I moved to Arizona to pursue my art (as well as to burn marital bridges), it was just the two of us. My son was in college by then, but my daughter was still in junior high. So we spent a lot of time together. A LOT of time. Just the two of us. We have a tendency to know one another's thoughts and moods almost too well.
An example...one day - after she had moved out on her own - I decided to call her to test out this "knowing one another too well" theory. When she answered the phone, I dispensed with the usually small talk and said (having just watched "City of Angels"), "I wish an angel would give up his powers to be with me..." With not a hint of confusion in her tone, she said, "I know...but it wouldn't work out for you".
My daughter is the subject of the above charcoal portrait study. I had never really done much with charcoal and decided to experiment with it. And at the time, I was looking for a way to offer some of my artwork at a lower price point.
Back to the original subject...I actually wrote a book a few years ago. It is basically about the life of a working artist (I write about myself...but other artists as well). I would like to publish it as an ebook, and sell it on this blog, but so far I'm too techno-challenged to actually do it. Some of you techno-geeks out there? Any advice?
When I moved to Arizona to pursue my art (as well as to burn marital bridges), it was just the two of us. My son was in college by then, but my daughter was still in junior high. So we spent a lot of time together. A LOT of time. Just the two of us. We have a tendency to know one another's thoughts and moods almost too well.
An example...one day - after she had moved out on her own - I decided to call her to test out this "knowing one another too well" theory. When she answered the phone, I dispensed with the usually small talk and said (having just watched "City of Angels"), "I wish an angel would give up his powers to be with me..." With not a hint of confusion in her tone, she said, "I know...but it wouldn't work out for you".
My daughter is the subject of the above charcoal portrait study. I had never really done much with charcoal and decided to experiment with it. And at the time, I was looking for a way to offer some of my artwork at a lower price point.
Back to the original subject...I actually wrote a book a few years ago. It is basically about the life of a working artist (I write about myself...but other artists as well). I would like to publish it as an ebook, and sell it on this blog, but so far I'm too techno-challenged to actually do it. Some of you techno-geeks out there? Any advice?
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