Well after a long deliberation over the matter at hand I have come to the following conclusion :
Let me say first of all Cynthia, I feel you are doing a great job and frankly I have not found a site quiet as upscale,informative and just plain wonderful as the site you have here.
Nevertheless at times I felt judged not only by my art but grammer.I realise that you mean well and being the way you are has certainly raised the bar on who participates on this Forum -for that I fully understand.
I am on the Forum as much as I feel that I can be and I won't bore anyone out there with my reasoning for my absence other than to say that due to many circumstances for one reason or another I have fallen short more often recently. I find in my life that it has to do with how much is going on in my life. Obviously, I feel that it is very full and find the time to read here occasionally is a treat much less to be able to submit photos, etc. I am with many of the others when they say how much help this has been to them. I met Marvin in his class along with many other wonderful artists, Tom , you too plus many others. For that I am so grateful.The suggestions and critiques are fantastic information to have. I thank all of you moderators, members and THE BEST OF THE BEST artists for sharing your knowledge.
In conclusion and it was difficult to conclude as I could go on an on but thought I would spare you all---I personally do not feel that I am on here enough recently to vote or really voice my opinion so Cynthia I say do what you feel you must and one day as I check in to see what everyone is up to here at the Cafe'---I will find out the answer to your question pertaining to fees. If at that time you are indeed attaching a fee then I will decide if I feel I wish to be here, if so I will pay the fee, if not---then I may find my "eviction notice" tacked beside my what used to be photo on the left.
Until then I feel honored to be part of this site. If it hadn't been for this site, I would never have known of the 9-11 Memorial Portrait invitation and met wonderful people from New York and their families and that is still an ongoing friendship with them and others who knew them. For that I am forever grateful.
I shall now bid you adieu and good luck in your decision.
Patt
