A Portrait in Emerald & Greens

Aquarelle Arches, medium
January/February 2020

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text messages   Richard : [Anna]

Jan 23
Here's the outline for
the portrait.   Thinking
of calling it Portrait in
Emerald & Greens
Should be finished
early next week   let u
know when it's done

[This is going to be so
cool! Thank you so
much for the updates!
Looking forward to the
final piece!!!]

Feb 3
Just finishing off the
portrait today   Turned
out really well!! Has
an art deco feel to it
and your look is totally
cool & engaging
I'll bring it in later this
week if you're
working. Want to take
a look at that large wc
paper too

[Wonderful!
I will be working
Monday, Thursday,
Friday! Looking forward
to taking a look :)]

Feb 9
Wanted to show you
the portrait all last
week but it wouldn't
stop raining! :( but I'll
swing by tomorrow
afternoon for sure

Feb 10
[Thank you so much for
dropping by
The portrait turned out
beautifully]

Thanks Anna! Totally
looking forward to the
next one!

email messages   Richard : [Fran]

Feb 12
So this latest portrait was a spur of the moment thing
I was at Opus talking with Anna about art & things
and she just struck this pose. I had the camera on me
and I suggested it would make a great portrait. She was
totally positive: 'Sure, go for it!'   Besides both of you having
incredible artistic intellects, you both have the most beautiful eyes ever
(Bette Davis Eyes!) And I swear to G*d the color and that
sort of pure, cool, radiant quality
of your eyes is exactly the same as hers. Yet another
amazing 'coincidence'...

Feb 16
[I adore your painting of Anna, love it, you captured a magical essence...]

journal entries

19th (Sunday)
Nice to see Kansas City back in the Super Bowl, after half
a century

20th (Monday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Rajvir describing how her sister reacted to the snow

21st (Tuesday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Texted Eve, 'The snow was kinda fun, but I don't miss the
cold.' She replied, [It wasn't too bad]

22nd (Wednesday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Heavy rain

23rd (Thursday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Texted Fran the 'Frangelica as Art' collages & 'Homage to
Lou Reed, and Anna a photo of the portrait outline. Fran
texted, [Oh wow Richard, this is spectacular, thank you
for sharing!!!] Anna texted, [This is going to be so cool!
Thank you so much for the updates! Looking forward to the
final piece!!!]

24th (Friday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Text from Eve, [Now that the snow is over the crazy rain
begins

25th (Saturday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
'Hannah & Her Sisters' tonight

26th (Sunday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Golf this morning & afternoon, & the news about Kobe
Bryant

27th (Monday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Talking with Kiyeon on the phone this morning, who was
waiting for her Korean English tutor to arrive,
lamenting the fact the fee was $70/hr. Email from Fran,
who loved 'The Unforgettable Fire', saying it moved her
to tears

28th (Tuesday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Pleasant conversation with Minako at Kins. Every time I
leave I'm thinking I have to do a portrait of her

29th (Wednesday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Making rain, late afternoon sun

30th (Thursday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Enjoyable chat with Susan on the phone

31st (Friday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
Exchanging texts with Eve, who is thinking of doing a
drawing but can't decide on a subject. I suggested
mushrooms. [Ohh ok I can do mushrooms] [What else shoud
I put in there

February
1st (Saturday)   [A Portrait in Emerald & Greens]
After yesterday's monsoon rains, mostly sunny with a
chilly

2nd (Sunday)
Nice to see Kansas City Chiefs win, 50 years after
watching (my) first Super Bowl (IV) back home in
Richmond

3rd (Monday)
Text from Eve, [I want a new sketch book. Lol I'm at
Opus browsing], and later, [I bought a sketch book and
a watercolor one 6X8 size]

4th (Tuesday)
Text from Myle this evening, [My weight today] Which was
112.8 lbs, [15 lbs to go]