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A motherless child
Sometimes you see a photograph and you can’t get it out of your mind. I visit the Shorpy.com website often because he uncovers a wealth of 100 year old negatives, prints them out and then shares them with the rest of us. This young woman can be found on his website in a post titled…
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Paint together challenge
About a dozen artists have gotten together and we are all painting/drawing the same man’s face. Sadly I do not know who he is, where he was, or when he was photographed, more the pity because he certainly has a fascinating countenance. A lot of people suggested that he was living in part of the…
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Winnie Boothby, a special Grandmother
When I first became involved with my then young husband, he often mentioned his “other grandmother” meaning the one that I could never meet, because she had already died. He told me stories about her, how she liked to go camping, how she treated him like he was special. His favorite story about her was…
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Wearing Catherine’s hat – Portrait #11
Dear Readers, Here is my latest mirror self portrait, but she has a problem, I haven’t come up with a name, can you help me name her? I have a good friend named Catherine, she likes to collect vintage clothing, so when I planned my next portrait, I knew I had to get some props…
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Portrait #10 – The fisherman’s wife
One of my favorite authors is Giovanni Verga, who was born in 1860 and died in 1922. He lived in Sicily, in the city of Catania. I was able to visit his house while I was there a few years ago. He wrote about the tragedy and the beauty of the poor working class that…