Wednesday, January 30, 2008
What 's in the Mail....
Don't you just love the mail? I don't mean the bills and the junk. I mean the things that bring you up close and personal with another person. Of course checks and ordered items bring a good amount of pleasure too! Receiving a note or a gift or in this case a pair of drawings, brings an amazing amount of pleasure. Someone is thinking of you!
I was double blessed with this mail offering. I joined Jeanette's Pay it Forward and these drawings are what I have received. The double blessing part.... these are my boys! A while back I put their pictures in a Drawspace Challenge and these are the line drawings that Jeanette drew. Cool, eh? I'll be studying these line drawings to see how Jeanette goes about starting a portrait, I know there will be lots to learn! Thank you Jeanette!
I have never really used the mail system until this past couple of months. I grudgingly sent the odd payment in through the mail, and I tried Christmas cards once in a while. Really though I just didn't get it. I now realize that it is the personalization that makes it so cool. Doing the ATCs, the Christmas card and a PIF drawing have shown that there is fun to be had sending a piece of yourself through the mail. Two of my brothers and I sent my brother Paul a book we made of his carvings. What a thrill it was to hear his voice after he opened it. This really brought home that not only is mail fun to get, but it is also fun to send. I might have to make a habit of this!
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I'm glad they arrived Paulette and that you can enjoy them. I figured better you have them than me, even if I so much enjoyed drawing these handsome lads.
ReplyDeletePerhaps now you have the bare bones of the portraits, you could transfer the drawings to a new sheet and bring them up to completion in whatever other medium you like.
Thanks Paulette for your kind comments. Yes, indeed getting a letter used to be such a joy in olden days. I wrote to my cousins regulerly when in highschool. Gone are the days. Your joy must be more to see those beautiful sketches for a surprize. She is a great artist.
ReplyDeleteI just might take you up on that generous offer Jeanette. It will be a good project for when I just want to jump right into something, without all the work up. It will probably remind me that a good, detailed line drawing makes a difference in the outcome!
ReplyDeleteYes it was a wonderful surprise, Indiaartist. I just had to jump at the chance of getting something from Jeanette.