back to work tomorrow, my thursday/friday job
my favourite part - being asked to paint
someones beloved pet dog or cat
perhaps a prize ewe or bull even
(well..... we do live deep in the countryside!)
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firstly i sketch from photos provided, just to give me a feel
sometimes it takes quite a few goes
some of the photos are hard to interpret!!
but when i finish painting on the stone
i know that my work will help the folk it was done for
allowing them to feel a sense of comfort & closure
strange to think that some of my work
sits in little quiet kirkyards of sw scotland
(please excuse the bad photography ;-( )
sometimes it takes quite a few goes
some of the photos are hard to interpret!!but when i finish painting on the stonei know that my work will help the folk it was done for
allowing them to feel a sense of comfort & closure
strange to think that some of my work
sits in little quiet kirkyards of sw scotland
(please excuse the bad photography ;-( )
That sounds like a lovely memoriam for the people. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTruly such a special thing! And, so lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful to be able to do that for people :) Lovely drawings!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice thing to be working on. :-)
ReplyDeleteVery precious and so comforting.
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool. Your blog is such a nice read. thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt must be so rewarding to know the joy you bring to these pet lovers.
ReplyDeleteI came across this post when I was also feeling privileged, but non-standard, about my job, which has recently expanded to include Tweeting in character as a dog! So, Watson the dog and I both love your paintings!
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