Dear MysticalNinetales--I LOVE to say that name by the way,
I've been stalling for time when it comes to painting Olivia's face, thinking I might switch to acrylic paint or pastel. My confidence waxes and wanes. I could be described in the same terms as Phillip from the Lion in Winter.
Henry: What kind of courage have you got, boy?
Phillip: The tidal kind....it comes and goes.
It's marvelous to hear that you are an Agatha Christie fan! I rode out of town to see a brilliant production of And Then There Were None this October, everyone was really good in their role.
I should have known that you would be quite the scholar, after all you are the founder of our Book Club. Which reminds me, I really need to get to work fixing up the poetry club.
Also on the subject of the Halloween Club. I'm so sorry that there has been so much delay with events. I spoke to management, trying to get the bottom of what was going on, and was told that there were technical difficulties, and because she wanted to see more participation and under the circumstances with her own schedule being very tight she had to take a rain check. I am waiting to update the thread until I know for certain what the plan is, but I am in talks with our Fairy friend right now about a possible makeup day with a new event of some kind, so I am very hopeful right now. When it comes to the next Holiday I want to pull out all of the stops.
You are making me blush with that marvelously detail-oriented comment, but thank you!
I think we are probably in the same boat as artists. Don't mistake me for Leonardo Da Vinci. I love surrounding myself with art and learning about it, but my hand is a bit heavy too. Now my mom and her sisters, they had the touch. My mum worked as sculptor, painter, photographer, animator and knows some glassmaking techniques. She used to live in Florence, city of the Renaissance masters. She was my role model as a kid.
I couldn't agree more with you about how riveting it can be to get into the head of what someone thinks and feels through psychology. My favorite part of writing is usually character and I often look at the people and situations that I am reading or writing about as if I were mini counselor. I try to think very hard about how a character would react based on the sum of their experiences. Also psychology is helpful for me to understand myself.
You are going to be learning and doing something that excites you, and also something that can heal and save lives!
I haven't watched the Great Pumpkin King in a long time, but I remember it being a nice one. I ought to raid my local library to see if there is a copy I can rent. I love chilling in the cafe, browsing books, eating ginger molasses cookies and finding a DVD.
Any favorite Peanut characters? Mine is Snoopy.
-Sam