text messages Richard : [Fran]
Feb 4
[My hair is so long, it's
grown so much since the
first portrait you drew
of me]
Fran, I totally love this
pic!!!! Gotta do a
portrait!!!! Thanks so
much for sending
I'm already thinking
about a background
Let me know if you
have any ideas along
that line and btw I'm
OVERJOYED you found
a great doctor! That's
SO important
[Yay!!!! I'm so excited!!!
All I can think of is my
hair looks like a
waterfall crashing
down around my face
and shoulders
Thank you so much
Richard!!]
Not five minutes ago I
was thinking exactly
the same thing! and
wondering if I could
waterfall as a
background! Wow!!
could use the
waterfall, meant to say
Any way it will be an
amazing portrait!!
Feb 11
Hi Fran! bought
the paper yesterday &
starting work on your
new portrait tomorrow
Smoking something
called Island Pink last
nite & came up with a
new idea for the
background (not a
waterfall) quite
different from the last
two portraits Btw
keeping good care of
them both till you're
able to make it over or
I can bring them to
you Took this pic
pre-dawn today If anyone
is curious to
know, the design
around the perimeter
of Your Song is
something called the
Moroccan Trellis
Pattern An exotic
decoration framing an
exotic, magical
woman!!
[What a beautiful
picture thank you for
sharing Richard
People have asked me
about the design of
your song, I'll let them
know!
I know however you
create this next portrait
it will be absolute
perfection as always!
Missing you lots!! I
hope you're nice and
warm, did you get snow
yesterday? We got a
little, it's the coldest
day on the island brrr, it
was extremely mild
until today lol I guess
winter caught up with
us
I hope you're having a
lovely week too! I hope
you don't have to
venture out
I am really looking
forward to your email
sending lots and lots of
warm, mellow vibes!]
Feb 14
So I started your new
portrait yesterday in a
vancity snow flurry If I
don't mess up this will
end up being the 29th
portrait of you in
22x30 pastel (I did the
math last nite) And
there are 5 48x72, 1
36x48, and 47
separate photo
collage/portraits... 82
altogether. I totally
loved working on
every single one of
them! and would
totally love to do
another 82 with you!!
Just sent some new
work to your email
Hope you're having a
relaxing weekend &
staying cozy warm
Missing you today &
everyday!
[Wow!!! I replied to your
email totally
inspiring! Thank you
for sharing with me
Richard!
82 brilliant pieces and
we will do so many
more together!! This
made my day there's
no one else I'd rather
work with.
It's snowing like crazy
here, I'm not going
anywhere today lol,
it's a stay home and
safe kinda day I hope
you're warm and cozy
too! Missing you very
much, I can't wait to
come to Van and see
you, hopefully soon!
I'm so blown away by
your incredible work
Richard, you're an
absolute force of
creative nature!]
Feb 25
So this image of you
was so striking it
needed something
special for the
background/
foreground I thought
the galaxy M87
(where the stars
actually do glow gold)
and a black panther
would be the perfect
metaphor for you:
mystical and
mysterious Did you
know black panthers
are considered the
most elusive
creatures on earth?
called the 'ghosts of
the forest ' Anyway,
sending this along, to
borrow a line from
Lennon/McCartney,
with love from me to
you
[Wow this is
incredible Richard!!!!
Absolutely stunning!!!!
I love the M87
reference!!! I
understand the black
panthers, I feel like the
most elusive creature
on the planet most
of the time lol
I adore the border and
the font you've
chosen it feels very
futuristic
I'm blown away by
your work, you are
utterly incredible
I can't believe we're at
94 portraits, it's
extremely exciting!!!
You are exceptional,
I look forward to
seeing the Blue prints
Sending lots and lots
of love!!!]
You really are the best
Fran!!! One thing I
know for sure is that
I'll never get tired of
doing portraits of you!
[I'll never get tired of
posing for you I'm
going to do more
shots for you this
weekend I'll try and
do something trippy]
12th (Friday)
Text from Myle at 8am [94.6]. Replied,
'Under 95! Great way to start year of the
Ox! :)' Began Mick Fleetwood memoir, 'Play
on'. Work on webpages
13th (Saturday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
Text from Eve this morning, replying to the
text I sent on Thursday. [Yes I have been. I
just been doing small pieces of art to
turn into stickers. Exchanged another
16 texts, which included some mushrooms she
drew. Snow this morning
14th (Sunday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
Sent Fran a long text & email, and received
two lovely replies
15th (Monday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
Surprise holiday
16th (Tuesday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
17th (Wednesday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
Text from Myle this morning with her latest
weight, [94.0] Replied, 'Way 2 go!'
18th (Thursday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
Nancy, at Great Clips, not overly optimistic
about the COVID situation improving any time
soon
19th (Friday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
Texted Myle, 'Happy Birthday Myle!! Enjoy the
cake & cookies... You can always start the new
program tomorrow
20th (Saturday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
The first hummingbird of the year, a female,
outside the kitchen window
21st (Sunday) [Frangelica & the Black Panther]
'Ziggy Stardust, the Motion Picture' this evening
22nd (Monday)
Texted Fran, who replied, [I'm so excited
Richard!!!! Sending lots of Fran vibes your
way. I hope you had a lovely weekend.]
Texted Eve, 'So how do you feel about
mermaids? Just wondering.' She replied,
[I like them lol] Finished Mick Fleetwood
memoir
