Thanks, Michele,
I love it! Might print it large and post in my studio!! By the way, thank you for mentioning the Frye Museum in Seattle. We visited it last Friday on our 1/2 day in the city and I was so impressed with the collection. Even the kids enjoyed many of the paintings and especially the illustrations in the first section of the museum.
I was suprised to see the two Bouguereau's, one at the peak of his career and the other at the end of his life. The last piece was almost impressionistic because he was so impaired by his eyesight and I would imagine control of the paintbrush and mediums. But still an amazing painting. I spent quite awhile studying them both.
I guess the desire, the drive to create art lasts until the end of our life. I was in a gallery in Key West last year was taken with some ceramic tile mosaics. They were figures painted over a series of tiles and just so beautiful and expressive. In this extensive gallery, the piece also caught my friend, Jack's eye. We learned the work was by a local artist. She has lived in the Keys for many many years, inependantly. She was in her late 80's!!!
One of my art instructors brought in a slide of an exquisite portrait. He told us that this gentleman's work keeps improving, year after year, but he had recently experienced a true leap in quality of work. He is 88 years old!
There's hope for me!!!
