text messages Richard : [Fran]
July 29
Starting your new
portrait tomorrow
Totally inspired with
it!!! Think Stanley
Kubrick, Elton John,
and Frank Zappa all in
one
July 30
[I'm so excited
Richard!! I'm sending
you lots of zen,
creative vibes I hope
you're staying cool
too, I don't do well in
the heat, it makes me
cranky and tired]
Aug 7
Hi Fran! so I started
your new portrait on
Sunday & I'm thinking
it should be finished
middle of next week
Have a lovely
weekend! and enjoy
this cooler weather
too :) (I hate the hot
humid crap the same
way you do)
Btw a part of the
outline of the drawing
came together
magically it was
surreal! Fill you in
next time we talk
Aug 8
[Hi Richard I'm so
excited for this
portrait!!!
I hated the hot weather
last week, I can finally
sleep properly which
means I'm less cranky]
Hey Fran, nice timing!
was just about to start
working on your
portrait!! VanCity
misses you too
Aug 13
Hi Fran! just finishing
up your portrait
Photographing it this
evening & sending it to
you tomorrow If there
was one word to
describe how you look
it would be radiant
in a mystical sort of
way!
[I'm so excited Richard,
I can't wait to see it!
You are so incredibly
talented!!!]
Aug 14
I'm sure Elton won't
mind that I borrowed
his music for your
portrait But your
portrait, or your song,
are one and the same
thing really And
yours really are the
the sweetest eyes I've
ever seen!
[Everyone adores your
artwork Richard, you
are a true genius]
Aug 17
[I can't get over this
artwork Richard, it's my
new favourite]
Thank you Fran!!! Love
doing your portrait like
no one else!! Sending
you some new work
later this week Stay
safe & stay cool
Aug 21
Hi Fran! hope you're
enjoying the cooler
temp I was dying in
that humidity :(
Anyway, just sent some
photos to your email
Have a great weekend!
hope to see you soon
Would love for you to
have the 'Your Song'
portrait as a gift All the
time I was working on
it, I felt it should belong
to you How did that
line go... my gift is my
song, and this one's for
you
Aug 22
[What a thoughtful and
incredibly beautiful
gesture I would
absolutely love that
Richard!
I have a wall of all the
portrait prints you sent
me, this artwork will
be the star of the
show
This means a lot to
me, thank you so
much!!!]
journal entries
1st (Saturday)
Text from Myle, showing her weight at 106.6
Texted her that I had actually gained weight
She replied, [Good for you!][You need to gain
weight.] Texted Susan the news. She replied
[Oh wow][I think one of my legs weighs that,
lol]
2nd (Sunday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
Becoming overcast & muggy in the afternoon
3rd (Monday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
Hot, muggy
4th (Tuesday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
Hot weather continues
5th (Wednesday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
6th (Thursday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
Text from Myle with her current weight, 105.6
[Lost 1 lbs]
7th (Friday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
Text from Eve this morning I didn't quite
understand. Replied '...is everything ok now?'
[Lol typo auto correct. I mean to say so happy
for this rain. The heat has been crazy]
Gillian looking great in a black dress
9th (Sunday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
Exchanged texts with Myle, which began, [Omg!
I gained 3 lbs this weekend :(]
10th (Monday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
Comfortable late summer sun
11th (Tuesday) [Frangelica/Your Song]
12th (Wednesday)
Clear, comfortably warm. 'Manhatten Murder
Mystery' this evening
13th (Thursday)
Showing Radka the two portraits of Fran, while
she stood in the hallway. Liked them equally, she
said, that they were quite different from each
other. While we're talking got a text from Fran,
that I showed to Radka
