In these times of economic stress for everyone, it is heartening to find that people are pulling together and helping one another out. I have been learning that people not necessarily related to you are sometimes more of a family than others. It has been my great good fortune to be associated with a group of Plein Air Painters called "THE PAINTED LADIES" who not only have faithfully taken art classes with me through thin economic times, and painted in various plein air venues with me, but have become great friends!
We have all suffered through this economic downturn in one way or another. We have lost jobs, moved, been through swine flu, marital and family crises, and laughed, and sung, danced, and cried together. Painting together has become secondary to our friendships now. And I value this above all else.
So them I say....I heart you. You are the best!
