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Uploaded: 07/19/10 2:04 AM GMT
Flower Pots - for Verena
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Back in late June, Verena sent me an email encouraging me to do another painting. She included 5 of her photos with the email and hinted she wouldn't mind if I was to paint one of them. She left the final choice up to me to do one she particularly liked or to pick another from her gallery. This is one of her choices. I looked for the photo in her gallery, but couldn't find it to provide a link.

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::tealeaves
07/19/10 2:17 AM GMT
Oh Wendell I was hoping you'd do another painting! This is absolutely lovely, and I'm certain Verena would have loved it, as I do! The attention paid to even the smallest details, like the hand painted flower on one of the pots, the veins in the leaves, and embossing on the table... are extremely well done! I also love your choice of colours! Awesome work and tribute to our dear friend Verena! Saved + faved.
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*Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~Scott Adams*
.Starglow
07/19/10 2:20 AM GMT
This is a wonderful painting and nice tribute to her.
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.mesmerized
07/19/10 3:54 AM GMT
How very special to pay tribute to her in a wonderful painting of her photo...thank you for sharing it with us at this time...Verena would indeed have been thrilled with it.
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In memory of VERENA.
.palral
07/19/10 4:06 AM GMT
Hi, Wendell...

Where have I been? I had no idea you were a painter and never met Verena. Very nice photo of a very nice paint job. From everything I've read, Verena must have been very special. I'd write more, but it's 9:10 pm and still 95°; so I'm going to head to the back room.

Roger
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"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
.MudMilF
07/19/10 12:04 AM GMT
You are such a talented guy, Wendell. I particularly like the way you've done the masonry on this. A fabulous tribute to Verena.
Michaela
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"The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal." George Santayana
::trixxie17
07/19/10 1:36 PM GMT
What excellent work Wendell - just lovely with great texture and color besides the special meaning
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.gizmo1
07/19/10 4:06 PM GMT
Well you are a talented boy.This is very nice Wendell and lovely tribute to Vernea.Plus when you enlarge the picture it like cross stitching.
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.icedancer
07/19/10 4:10 PM GMT
Fantastic painting Wendell, you sure have marvelous talent keep posting more. Beautiful & Verena would love it big time.
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.catweasel
07/19/10 6:05 PM GMT
Great job and lovely tribute Wendell. You obviously have many strings to your bow.
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"I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more." - Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
::luckyshot
07/19/10 6:25 PM GMT
Wendell - You are an artist in several genres! Well done - Verena would be pleased to see one of her photos in paint. Thad
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
.Susiesun
07/19/10 6:55 PM GMT
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Awwww... Wendell so a gracious painting! And so graceful tribute to Verena. Congratulations my friend!
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Susie Sun
.goobersmom01
07/20/10 1:47 AM GMT
what a very sweet thing to do :) and what a great pic :)
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::Jimbobedsel
07/21/10 2:18 AM GMT
Outstanding, and this is right up Verena's alley. She loved images like this, and doing them herself. Fantastic tribute to her.
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.hirschikiss22
07/21/10 6:50 PM GMT
You did a fantastic job...I love it...and I imagine she would have too
~Kim
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::mikerkim
07/24/10 3:15 PM GMT
Very, Very well done, Wendell! She would have loved it.

Mike
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::katsmeoww
07/24/10 7:53 PM GMT
Awwww... I am trying so hard not to cry. This reminds me of my mom so much!! Thank you for sharing it. And I am sooo happy that mom was able to encourage you to paint. She was so creative and wanted to bring out the creativity from the deepest places that people would bury it. Apparently this is proof that she did!! Thanks again.
♥Marcie
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Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours.
.kindred_spirit
07/29/10 7:25 AM GMT
Superbly beautiful work for Verena. Very well done, Wendell.
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