Portrait of Frangelica Atherton

The Quantum Portrait


pastel (43" x 74")
October/November
December 2025

Home Page / E-mail

next page

text messages   Richard : [Fran]

discuss
For now sending you Zen vibes of
total relaxation & comfort, with
a whole lotta love!!!

Btw, the melatonin & magnesium
are making a difference already

[Richard I promise to talk to my
manager and ask her if there's a
way I can be around less chemicals
She knows I get really sick but
she doesn't seem to take it
seriously. Thank you for being
you!!
The dress looks amazing!! I can't
believe I picked the right dress
for this shoot. Do you remember
me saying I didn't like how the
dress fit, I take it back because
it looks stunning in this portrait

I just want to dive right into
the stars and swim in the nebula
I didn't notice the colour when
I was wearing the dress, what
the chances it would fit right
in!! I'm blown away by the
connection Richard
It must've been painstaking to
paint each sequin. I don't know
how you do it but you are magic!!
We need to put our heads
together and figure out how we
get this incredible piece out
into the world in the right way
I can feel the zen vibes working
already. Sending you magical
nebula vibes, happy incoming
December to remember vibes,
cozy sleepy island vibes and a
big boatload of love]

Nov 30   2:50am
Fran, so it's closing in on 3am
and I'm hoping your kitty is
fast asleep and allowing you to
get your rest. Last day of Nov!
and it really was a November to
remember! And I'm thinking this
next month, and next year (of
the Horse) will be an awesome
adventure. We can make it
happen!
So yesterday started work on
the suitcase, and I expect to
make a lot of progress today
I'll send you a progress pic
tomorrow. And I'm getting some
prints made today to finish
off the box set of the Saturna
trip, that I'll mail to you
next week
For now sending you, by
express vibes, an even flow of
healing, comfort, affection &
love!!!

[Richard it really was a
November to remember!
Watching the portrait unfold
has been wonderful. December
will be truly magical and
mystical and 2026 is going to
be beautiful   I'm so excited
for the Saturna prints!
It's quite chilly on the
island this morning, the air
is still but crisp and the
neighbourhood is silent. I
love it. One day last week the
temperature got to 1 degree
and I'm sure we will get snow
soon. I'm loving wearing my
autumn and winter hats and
shoes, it reminds me of the
autumn shoot we did on Saturna
that was so much fun! I woke
up about 30 mins ago and am
watching ghost videos and
doing my nails
Here's to a most gentle Sunday
Sending you happy December to
remember vibes, cozy cool
island vibes, big magical
quantum vibes and a big
boatload of love]


Dec1   2:35am
Fran, welcome to the December
to remember! Only one month
to go, and then let the
healing begin!
So work on the suitcase is
going well, and it's going to
make an intriguing contrast,
visually and metaphorically,
to the nebula behind. Btw, if
you're wondering, that
suitcase has to be a hundred
years old. I rescued it out
of the garbage room a few
years back because I knew
right away it could be used
in future Art. If you can
believe the stickers, it's
been all over the place,
including Paris & Marrakesh
Exotic places for sure, but
no more magical than
Saturna Island on an autumn
afternoon
Hope you're feeling great
this morning :) and were
able to get some writing
done this weekend. It's
getting a little chilly out
there, so I'm sending you
vibes of toasty warmth &
comfort, with much love &
affection!!!

[Happy December Richard!
The portrait is absolutely
breathtaking!! I'm obsessed
with it. I love that the

suitcase is well traveled
and holds its own magical
timeline. I can't believe
anyone would throw it away,
it's antique. And now the
suitcase makes another
magical journey into the
stars. You're right,
there's no place more
magical than Saturna and I
cannot wait to go back
there! I managed to finish
a poem yesterday, I've just
got to record it. I tried
recording it yesterday but
I don't like the way I
looked. I just want to
dive into the portrait and
swim in the nebula. You
are absolutely magical
Richard!! Sending you
happy December to
remember vibes, cozy
toasty wintry vibes, happy
gentle Monday vibes and of
course a big boatload of
love]

[Here's to a magical
month!!!]


Dec 2   2:59am
Fran, so it's black as ink
outside, raining cats & dogs
and Mercury has come out of
Retrograde. An auspicious
beginning to a December to
remember!
So I'm expecting to finish a
large area of the suitcase
today. If you're wondering
about the handle, it's being
held together with string &
electricians tape. I suppose
there's metaphors there too
if you think about it
Anyway, looks like the
drawing might be finished
by Sunday. Though I still
haven't decided exactly
what art will be seen in
the archway, I'm thinking
it'll be a mixture of
graffiti, Egyptian, and
cave painting
Btw, you've used the
phrase 'swimming in the
stars' a few times, which
has inspired yet another
idea for a collage, which
I'll put together as soon
as the drawing is finished
You continue to inspire me,
and I can't wait to hear
your new poem!! :)
Sending you Zen vibes of
comfort & inspiration in
anticipation of the full

moon on Thurs, with a whole
lotta love!!!

So this is the view I get
every morning from the chair,
sipping tea from underneath
a warm blanket. Great way to
start the day!!

[Richard I'm so happy mercury
has come out of retrograde
although it was kind to me
this time around I'm so
grateful! This December will
be very special as Quantum
will be finished this month
and the energy levels will
peak   we will start
walking into new timelines
It's the same here, just
pouring down and I love it!
I love that the suitcase
handle is held together by
string and electricians
tape, sort of like she
didn't care how her
suitcase looked and didn't
try to fix it because she
is so excited for the
adventures ahead. Sort of
like the adventure is
more important than the
handle. What a fabulous
view   I can't believe
how big it is!!
I'm hoping for a gentle day
at work that's quick and
painless and a very chill
evening. Here's to a most
magical Tuesday. Sending you
big Quantum vibes, cozy
rainy island vibes, super
chill Tuesday vibes and a
big boatload of love     yay!!]


Dec 3   3:10am
Fran, we have a connection at
the moment that seems to even
transcend Mercury in retrograde
Like we're totally in tune with
the Cosmos at the moment. And
right on the verge of a full
moon! So today I'll come close
to finishing off the suitcase
Which is meaningful cuz that
old girl's been waiting around
for a decade at least for this
drawing to start. And thanks
to you it's turning out better
than I imagined it ever could!
Btw, if ur wondering, that
sticker on the left is of some
ocean liner. I'm guessing this
trunk as been across the
Atlantic more than a few times
This morning sending you,
across the Georgia Strait,
vibes of perfect health,

comfort, & good Fortune! With
love & affection!!!

[Richard we totally do!! The
full moon will be in Gemini
which means anything can
happen as Gemini is mysterious
and unpredictable. The trunk
looks beautiful and I
absolutely love the shading
you've created, it looks sooo
real, like I can reach out
and touch it. The trunk gets
one big voyage into the stars
  the ultimate
destination! This is my most
favourite portrait ever, it
is totally spectacular! I
love how the pearls touch
the colourful part of the
dress like they're resting on
a nebula. It's a cozy rainy
morning on the island and I'm
ready to get work over and
done with lol. Less than 4
weeks to go now until I'm in
a nice cozy office job with
no more manual labour
Sending you big happy
Frangelica vibes, blue
gentle cozy vibes and of
course a big boatload of
love]

Dec 4   3:22am
Fran, happy full moon in
December! I'm hoping that
while you're sleeping, those
moonbeams are healing,
energizing, and protecting
you for these last few
weeks of the year. I'll be
drawing inspiration from
its energy today too,
finishing off work on the
old suitcase.   So
yesterday I put in the
stickers from two hotels,
both of them in Paris, and
today it's someplace called
the Hotel Mamounia in
Marrakech. These are
actually on the suitcase,
and I'm thinking these two
exotic locations fit in
perfectly with the exotic,
adventurous theme of the
drawing. It really is
incredible how all this
came together!! I'm
thinking the drawing
should be finished middle
of next week :)! For now
though, along with the
full moon, sending you
gentle vibes of healing,
with vibes of energy &
inspiration, with SO
much love & affection!!!

gallery logo