When I see someone posting about being born in the late ’90s, knowing they are a functioning adult, my brain sort of cramps and I get a little twitch in the corner of my eye. OC was born in the late ’90s, so this kind of statement makes me feel incredibly old knowing I have a kid that technically falls into that same category. It really doesn’t help that Hubby just had a birthday and we were both cringing at the fact that he is only a year away from a half a century. Most days, my age isn’t a huge deal to me. It is just moments like this, when I’m forced to think in numbers rather than in feeling that I start to feel a little on the ancient side of things.
On an unrelated note, when I went to post the image for this, I was floored that it wasn’t in my images already. I could have sworn I’d posted this ages ago. Either way, here it is. It is something I did… back in the late ’90s, early ’00s for a college art class. We were supposed to reproduce a master’s work. I think I may have skirted the rules a bit as Jan van Eyck probably didn’t quite count (the teacher was really looking for recognizable pieces), but there was something crazily appealing about his self portrait that I couldn’t get out of my head. This is done in my favorite charcoal/eraser technique and is one of my favorite pieces even if it isn’t my best by a long shot. And no, it isn’t actually a cranky old hag even if it may look like one. The artist is a guy. Feel free to search his name if you want to compare my amateurish attempt. This portrait is one of the first in the results.
You’re mult-talented! I’m impressed.
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Thanks! It is actually kind of a pain sometimes because there are so many things I want and like to do that a lot of times I struggle with deciding and just end up not doing anything out of frustration.
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To those of us whose talents are limited that doesn’t seem like a problem!! I really enjoyed your book, btw. I cried.
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I hate to say that is a good thing, but… that means I did it right! I’m really glad you liked it. Thank you for reading it!
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Yep. You did it right. And you inspired me to continue working on my novel in progress.
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Yay! You ever need some reading feedback, give me a shout! Not that I actually know what I’m doing, but… extra eyes and all that.
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I might take you up on that.
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Anytime!
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I like it. Piercing eyes.
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Thanks!
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