soar (I guess ... and happy new year)

This illo's meant for Chapter 8 of my novella (in progress), but it fits nicely with both the IF theme and New Year's wishes.

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Can you hear me?, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 20 inches (I think). This is C's Christmas present, a painting for the spot over her desk in her office, meant more as a narrative piece than a decorative one. Below are two details.



On Christmas Day we walked down to my studio to pick it up. Since she let me take her picture, I also gave her a wee tiger.

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My friend Kristal, who recently ran off to LALA land so she could bump into Robert Downey Jr and wear fabulous buttons.

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The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association sent me a complimentary copy of Commonwealth Short Stories 2007-2008 (the anthology of winning stories sent to radio stations for broadcast across the Commonwealth). The reading of my own story (Scissors), by Peter Marinker, was a bit more dramatic than I was expecting (one always hears their own voice, I guess, and mine is somewhat deeper/younger and more flat), but it's always interesting to find your words come out of someone else's mouth, and he's quite obviously a skilled actor. I was going to upload the sound file here, until I realized that it's no longer mine (which is what the cheque was about, I guess).

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This one I've been meaning to put up for awhile now ... it's C handing out one of the bursaries that was established in her mom's name at St.Lawrence College ... plus it shows how nicely she cleans up.

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A detail from a painting I've just done, with an eye on the new year. I'd reveal the rest but I think Susan should get first look. Take care!