THE REAL ME!

Good morning.  Here are some wonderful pics of me.  Not airbrushed!  And this is the real me serious and pensive! Also a self portrait that I did about 3 years ago.  Which reminds me I should do more portraits, something I haven't done since.  So much to paint, so few hours in the day! Need 30 hr days at least.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH

I have just been to a professional photographer and I think you will agree it was money well spent.  He patiently took ages getting me to pose and smile and smile again. Until the light was just right.  You see I have had some botox and some plastic surgery done to my face to enhance my best features, and to make me look younger, so I wanted a special photograph to mark this very special occasion. Don't you agree that I look 20years younger?

THE REAL ME

You all thought I was a normal person, well I am now after having plastic surgery.  I found that children were frightened of me, adults turned their faces, and animals ran from me as fast as they could!  I had this thirst for any liquid that was red.  Here is a picture of me that I left for my husband when I went away on an art course  so that he didn't miss me too much.  The art course didn't last too long, as I was the only person left in the end.  They said there was a curse on the building, and they heard howling noises at night.  I never heard anything at all!

Anyway when I came home I had a lot of toothache and when I went to the plastic surgeon he suggested surgery around my mouth and suggested I needed contact lenses. I cursed him for amount the work cost me. £££££  He has now disappeared. They say that  Dr Acula left after my surgery.  I wonder why ?

PAINTINGS OF ME!!!!

Well, you ARE in for a treat!  Two amazing paintings, self portraits,  and a photo of my beautiful, sophisticated, sexy self.  Three completely different styles. 

Had been to Paris and was inspired by the artists in Montmartre.  Done in pastel on cheap pastel paper, yes I'm a cheap skate, you can see the lines on the paper.  It sorta looks like me.

After going to the Klimt exhibition at the Tate Gallery in Livepool, I painted this from of photo of me sat on holiday on a balcony in Spain somewhere, yonks ago.  I added the embelishment in gold pen.

Well, lucky hubby, he had a few days relief from me when he went on a golf holiday.I put this picture in his suitcase to remind him what he was missing! Photoshop can make you look better than you are.

 

WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVOURITE?

PAINTING - A SMILE

 

I saw this picture of a man on google and had to paint him.  It is on a full imperial sheet pastel paper, using charcoal only and white chalk.  We had been to Paris, and I was fascinated by the artists near Sacre Coeur painting people's portraits, and was inspired to give it a bash.  It also reminded me of something I found in a quaint little church in Isel in the Lake District (St Michaels and All Angels, which dates from 1130 AD), it is called A Smile.  Some days I think about it and as I walk down the street and see someone looking a bit glum, I smile at them.  It is surprising how many smile back.  Try it. 

 

A Smile costs nothing but gives much

It enriches those who receive it without making poorer those who give it

Takes but a moment but the memory sometimes last forever

None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it

And none is so poor but he can be made rich with it

A Smile creates happiness in the home

Fosters good will in business

And is the countersign of friendship

It brings rest to the weary, cheers the discouraged

Sunshine to the sad and its natures

Best antidote for trouble

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen

For it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away

Some people are too tired to give you a smile

Give him one of yours as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give

 

Now here is one of mine for you