tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post4611684607172611032..comments2024-03-05T15:12:28.554+01:00Comments on Have Dogs, Will Travel: He Who Encourages MeRobyn Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-77509111289092210572008-01-14T17:02:00.000+01:002008-01-14T17:02:00.000+01:00Thank you Lisa and Sherrie.Liz - Thank you. HWEM ...Thank you Lisa and Sherrie.<BR/><BR/>Liz - Thank you. HWEM is really tickled pink with your name for him. :)Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-90581449947369200872008-01-13T22:17:00.000+01:002008-01-13T22:17:00.000+01:00Robyn, I love your story. Your wonderful HWEM (who...Robyn, I love your story. Your wonderful HWEM (whom I still think of as "husband with enormous muscles", by the way) saves the day! How nice to pay him this tribute with your portraits. They are both great!Elizabeth A Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778597192120050051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-18182178675353138722008-01-12T18:18:00.000+01:002008-01-12T18:18:00.000+01:00That's your first graphite portrait?!? Is that a m...That's your first graphite portrait?!? Is that a magic pencil? Can I get one too? ;D<BR/><BR/>Your work is wonderful.Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13696004492341593604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-1369755627181864372008-01-12T01:53:00.000+01:002008-01-12T01:53:00.000+01:00Go! Enjoy! Live! Life! Be!((( Circle of iPod...Go! Enjoy! Live! Life! Be!<BR/><BR/>((( Circle of iPod anything! Hugs )))<BR/><BR/>From iPerson, <BR/><BR/>Sherrie <BR/><BR/>{did you know that vista dummies is 792 pages long}Quilt knithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055441899074240808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-73594956476558552932008-01-11T09:36:00.000+01:002008-01-11T09:36:00.000+01:00Exceptionally generous comments. Thank you all ve...Exceptionally generous comments. Thank you all very much. I think it would take my quite a while to get back into the mindset for this sort of graphite drawing. When I look at some of my recent work, I wonder if I'm going backwards. There's just not enough hours in the day to exploit every medium.<BR/><BR/>It was fun to read what everyone has to go through to justify buying a new appliance. Since it is my birthday today, I'm thinking I might go and check out those iPod speakers after all ;)Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-9857794725506599192008-01-09T09:22:00.000+01:002008-01-09T09:22:00.000+01:00Wow Robyn...Your first graphite portrait?You do kn...Wow Robyn...Your first graphite portrait?<BR/>You do know how good this is right???<BR/>Bravo!Anita Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651162546509817976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-81466511981592604622008-01-08T17:18:00.000+01:002008-01-08T17:18:00.000+01:00Enough already! I've met HWEM.Compared with him, t...Enough already! <BR/><BR/>I've met HWEM.<BR/><BR/>Compared with him, tofu is interesting.Dermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293641722070313984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-5513208197190405092008-01-08T00:57:00.000+01:002008-01-08T00:57:00.000+01:00Two great images, so different yet clearly of the ...Two great images, so different yet clearly of the same person. I especially like the quick sketch - it is full of character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-61937699421656922452008-01-07T19:05:00.000+01:002008-01-07T19:05:00.000+01:00Robyn, You did a fantastic job on this portrait of...Robyn, You did a fantastic job on this portrait of HWEM! I've always worked on a MAC at home. When I was teaching, my first exposure to computers was the old Apple computers that we had in school. They eventually replaced them with MACs, and since that was what I was using for work, that's what I bought for home. My husband on the other hand, likes to pretend he doesn't know what to do when confronted with any problem on the MAC. He does however, work with copying and making music CDs well.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860888779743721034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-12437607033121176422008-01-07T17:49:00.000+01:002008-01-07T17:49:00.000+01:00That can't be your first portrait - it's fantastic...That can't be your first portrait - it's fantastic! As Laura says, it feels as though we've met him. And your ink sketch is excellent too. Wonderful!caseytoussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482259941095650449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-75000155199207030302008-01-06T20:12:00.000+01:002008-01-06T20:12:00.000+01:00I went back to have a look at these older works......I went back to have a look at these older works...amazing grahite and the cutest sketch! You have captured so much character, albeit completely different, in both! Love the pears you did back then too...<BR/>ronellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-13385985636542214712008-01-06T19:29:00.000+01:002008-01-06T19:29:00.000+01:00I think I KNOW him!! Well, it's probably the stunn...I think I KNOW him!! Well, it's probably the stunning immediacy of your drawing that is making me think that--you are a FANTASTIC draughtsman/woman/person. He has a wonderfully kind look about him, too. I love to think of your happy life together, there in beautiful Tuscany! I dearly hope to come see it in person one of these days soonish.Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-16462824018094323292008-01-06T02:26:00.000+01:002008-01-06T02:26:00.000+01:00Wonky values or not, that is a stunning portrait. ...Wonky values or not, that is a stunning portrait. <BR/><BR/>By the way, if your "encouragement" is planning on returning briefly, perhaps he could do something about my apparently defunct speakers...?dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-68967433454448963302008-01-06T02:24:00.000+01:002008-01-06T02:24:00.000+01:00Robyn, I love your sketch of HWEM and I remember t...Robyn, I love your sketch of HWEM and I remember that portrait well. I've been having the urge to try another graphite portrait. Have you? <BR/><BR/>Hubby and I both started our computer experience on a Mac but were converted to PC by the evil corporate world. When our last computer died we seriously considered going back to Mac but chickened out over price at the last minute. Hubby is the one with an iPod in this house and he upgraded to the thinner model this Christmas. I'm trying to convince him to replace the battery in his old one and give it to his loving wife. :)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494806312648513169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-75075773096755607492008-01-06T02:06:00.000+01:002008-01-06T02:06:00.000+01:00Seattle Wins! But your portrait is wonderful! I...Seattle Wins! But your portrait is wonderful! If HWEM has the clothes, take him out with a camera and take a better photo. Glad HWEM was able to fix the iPod.<BR/>Glad you love your MAC. We almost have the money to pay cash for the new iMac. Our iPhones are terrific.<BR/>My son is to download a couple of books on to My iPhone -iPod. Glad you love your MAC to Marta. <BR/>Really! Robyn: Have HWEM, sit for some quick sketches. Just wonderful!<BR/>My son was on a plane from Seattle to Texas and the turbulent weather put their drinks on the ceiling of the aircraft. They landed just in time to be unhappy because the RedSkins were winning. Now, they get to be all happy.<BR/><BR/>SherrieQuilt knithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055441899074240808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-88312564268098934572008-01-06T02:03:00.000+01:002008-01-06T02:03:00.000+01:00I remember this drawing Robyn and its still as fab...I remember this drawing Robyn and its still as fabulous as it was then.<BR/><BR/>My husband can fix most things. Today he fixed my vacumn cleaner which I was really hoping would curl up and die so I could get a new one. <BR/><BR/>Fortunately the washing machine defeated him. <BR/><BR/>There are benefits and drawbacks to Mr Fixits. :)Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-77975862895972649322008-01-05T18:27:00.000+01:002008-01-05T18:27:00.000+01:00This is pretty remarkable for a first attempt at ...This is pretty remarkable for a first attempt at a graphite portrait. It turned out great. A lot of personality comes through.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-84651934993303533552008-01-05T18:07:00.000+01:002008-01-05T18:07:00.000+01:00It was a photo, Marta. This style of drawing take...It was a photo, Marta. This style of drawing takes forever - nobody would sit that long. It wasn't a well lit photo and there was a lesson in that. That's why the values aren't terrific. Live and learn.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-46669879576864204572008-01-05T17:59:00.000+01:002008-01-05T17:59:00.000+01:00Great post Robyn - and I can sympathize with your ...Great post Robyn - and I can sympathize with your plight. Having been the one who introduced my own HWEM to the world of Mac, I too enjoyed a short period of (for once) knowing more about something than he did. Of course, once converted things quickly returned to "normal". I even have a similar iPod story only mine involves leaving my iPod in the freezing cold of the car for a weekend followed by visions of the newer, shinier, thinner model but J. managed to find a fix for the old one instead. I still hold out hope that something will come along that he will not be able to figure out, but the older I get the more sure I am that I won't be able to figure it out either and both of us will have to rely on the expertise of my 12 year old. Ah, well...<BR/><BR/>Your sketches are beautiful. The graphite takes my breath away, and the pen and wash has such carefree playful lines. Both are simply wonderful.jujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297173587055224228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-44607142539911869342008-01-05T17:55:00.000+01:002008-01-05T17:55:00.000+01:00pss: did you do this from life or photo?pss: did you do this from life or photo?mARTahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385896087633426989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-31527082263943611772008-01-05T17:54:00.000+01:002008-01-05T17:54:00.000+01:00What a dashing man! Your portrait is beautiful. ...What a dashing man! Your portrait is beautiful. I bet he keeps going to it and wanting to check it out over and over again, right? I like the second quick sketch also, great job on the hair!. <BR/>ps. I love my new mac and still have so much to discover on it. as for my ipod and iphone...couldn't be without them :)mARTahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385896087633426989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-15188477176768201822008-01-05T17:53:00.000+01:002008-01-05T17:53:00.000+01:00He dropped it on the floor from waist height, I sa...He dropped it on the floor from waist height, I sat on it.<BR/><BR/>Voila!Dermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293641722070313984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-39742270998211959002008-01-05T16:05:00.000+01:002008-01-05T16:05:00.000+01:00FANTASTIC painting, Robyn -- and journal entry! I...FANTASTIC painting, Robyn -- and journal entry! I cannot imagine how we'd do half what we do without our encouraging heros ... know, cara, you are one of mine!Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962094268196360875noreply@blogger.com