Doctor's Family

[Carol Norton]

Debra, I do have a suggestion. .... Keep your doubts to yourself. Let your friend decide. Don't front-load her with doubts. Be confident of your incredible talent and ability and just fricken ship it to her. It is a beautiful portrait. Try just keeping quiet. I guarantee that she will have her own opinion that you can deal with later and you are very capable of dealing with any changes - if any. If you give her YOUR doubts, SHE will have too much information that she doesn't have the ability that you have to deal with.

Your friend,
Anna Freud...AKA Carol Norton

[Debra Jones]

Carol, you sweetie!
The deal is:
I have been waiting to hear about my Mom and she just called and has cancer in the lung, something undetermined in the liver and two more days of tests.
I was painting to keep from hitting my head against the wall.

My friend the doctor, not only talked me down, she is sending money for a matching portrait of her Airedales and airline tickets for later this summer. The girls love themselves, MOM loves her new look, I am way too happy while doing my whirling dervish thing. Like drugs, when I get painting it is painful to stop. It means I have to think.

Started it on Saturday. Done on Wednesday. ONLY a friend would get that kind of service. Now I am on beating the hills for something else to do.

I will bring it to the SAL for critique on Tuesday.
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[Patricia Joyce]

Debra,
A very nice painting. So sorry to hear about your mom, she will be in my prayers.