My dear friend Natalie moved to Texas about 18 years ago. I still miss her. We email, write letters, talk on the phone very occasionally, and every so often we find a way to visit each other.
Natalie is such a great person that her boss and co-worker decided to buy a couple of paintings from me for her birthday. They chose Mineral King as the subject, because that is where Nat and I met back in 1986.
I think it was because she was so surprised, so touched and maybe a little bit tired that these paintings made her cry. I don’t think it was because she was so disappointed!
I love you, Nat!! I’m almost wishing I’d driven to SLO for a stranger’s wedding last month so we could have had a 2 hour visit. Might have been a little rude to the bride. . .
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They are beautiful, Jana. What size paintings are those?
It’s fun to have those friendships too with history and laughter, and intimacy.
Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com
Thank you, Jennifer! It is easy to make a beautiful painting when I have a beautiful subject. These are the 6×6″ that I paint to sell at a little store in the mountains – $50 each for an original oil painting and they fit nicely into suitcases for the travelers.
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