Portrait of Frangelica Atherton

The Pirate Queen


pastel (44" x 74")
May/June 2025

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text messages   Richard : [Fran]

May 7
...Btw   still on track to
start The Pirate Queen
on Saturday!

May 8
Fran   I'm like you! I
could eat potato chips
all day long! :)   Why is it
that anything that's fun
to eat is bad
for you? Anyway, I'm
doing another version
of the Lay's advert this
morning, and then
finishing off the collage
prints from our photo
session. Sending them
all to you tomorrow
"Oh, and one more
thing..." as Steve Jobs
used to say in his
presentations, starting
the drawing for sure
Saturday morning! The
Pirate Queen WILL take
Manhatten! And
nothins' gonna stop
her!!! :)

May 9
[Happy Friday
Richard!!! I'm sat in
my car eating lays on
my lunch break. I'm
so excited for you to
start the Pirate Queen
  sending a boatload
of love and hugs to
you!!]

May 10
...Anyway, that was
yesterday   Today, in a
couple of hours,
starting work on The
Pirate Queen!! The
poses you struck for
this image were totally
fabulous!! It's amazing!
you come through
every time!! I would say
that you were wicked,
elegant & defiant all in
one! And we'll throw
magical in there too
Text you a pic
tomorrow of the day's
work   Hoping ur feeling
great :) Sending you
virtual waves of
gratitude & affection!!

[Omg I'm so sorry the
chips tried to kill you
  no more walking the
plank for you!! Are you

feeling better? I'm so
excited for this
masterpiece Richard
  the pirate queen is
ready to take down the
regime. I finally had a
great sleep last night
and am feeling better]

May 11
So our photo session
last week was the first
Sunday in May. I
checked my old
journals and it turns
out that 11 years ago,
the first Sunday in May
we had our first photo
session together
Here's the entry: "4th
(Sunday) Met Fran at
Subway. Showed her
more of the artwork &
gave her 6 or 7 prints
Photographed her in
the lane behind, as the
rain poured down. She
looked STRIKING!
Special woman, for
sure"

Btw   Full moon
tomorrow! and I'll send
some prints from the
session to your email
It was a beautiful day,
in a beautiful location,
and you were
fabulous!!

May 12
[Happy full moon day
Richard!!! I LOVE the
outline   I love the diary
entry so much we have
so many more projects
to complete together. I
had a weird weekend
because my
psychiatrist diagnosed
me with more stuff but
I'm feeling a bit more
normal today   I'm
disassociating into the
Pirate Queen for the
day. How are you
doing?]

May 13
Fran, I'm feeling fine,
are you ok? Don't know
what was said, but
what I do know is I was
lucky enough to meet,
in terms of art and
intellect, the most
magical woman on
earth!! :) We've proved
that through the work

we've already created,
and the work yet to
come!! Sending you
soothing vibes of
affection during this
Full Buddha Moon!

So the first part
of the outline has come
together nicely   Today
I'm drawing The Pirate
Queen text across the
bottom in something
called The Pirate Font,
and tomorrow I'll draw
in the skull & dagger
above it. Wouldn't be
too surprised if the
drawing was finished in
just a few weeks   And it
WILL totally rock!!

[Richard this is totally
getting me thru!! I had a
rough weekend and I
needed to see this
today!! I'm so excited
for the next adventure
together   you are
magical!!]

May 16
...I'm back at it today
working on our
masterpiece!! :)

[That's totally how I felt
yesterday, it was a
tough day to get thru
My only goal next
week is to make it thru
every work day   the
pirate queen would
make it thru every
work day Richard!! I
promise to remain
defiant, sending a ton
of love]

May 17
Fran, thinking of you all
night and wishing with
all my heart & soul that
you're feeling better
this morning! Totally
proud of you for the
spirit you're showing! I'm
loving this cool, wet
weather and hoping
you get some blissful
rest this weekend :)
Sending you a steady
flow of healing vibes &
love

Finishing off the text at
the bottom of the
drawing today & adding
a single word at the

top, which is even more
meaningful than
Defiant! This is
shaping up to be a very
powerful work of art!!

[Richard I'm so much
better than yesterday!!
I can feel the vibes
and love   thank you
for being you!! I'm so
excited for the work,
I'm very intrigued now
Very intrigued indeed!!
I'm gonna rest so hard
today. I miss you and I
can't wait to do the
next one]

[to "Fran, I'm totally
overjoyed! :) I just know
that you'll continue to
heal and I won't let up
sending healing vibes
& love your way :) So
the mystery word is
Victory, which I've
put right at the top
Defiance ultimately
leading to Victory is
what we're aiming for!!
(and will achieve)
Miss you so much!
Can't wait to see you
again, and continue our
artistic odyssey!"]

[to "Fran   spent
yesterday putting some
of the Pirate Queen's
fleet into the
background   And yes!
she WILL take
Manhatten!! (including
the Trump Tower)   I
completely forgot it
was a holiday until i got
up this morning. Happy
Victoria Day! I'm luvin'
this dark, wet dawn :)
and I hope & pray those
migraine demons are
gone and ur having
total relaxation :)"]

[Richard this totally
made my day!! This
has cheered me up
immensely! Happy Victoria
Day, we shall
be victorious!!! I am
obsessed with this
piece   We shall
remain defiant until we
are victorious!! I had a
migraine yesterday but
I woke up feeling so
much better. Sending
cozy springtime vibes

and a boatload of love]

Fran, it's gonna be an
awesome year!! I just
know it! :)

[It really is]

:)!!

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