02/17/2008 10:36:06

Thank you.  You are so very generous.  Really.  You gave me so much information and encouragement.  Some parts I was reading through tears.  I guess I felt a little whiney after I wrote you and did not expect you to even consider me worth your time and efforts.  But you did and God bless you for that.  I would love to send you my books if there ever is a time you feel comfortable giving me an address.  Just because I like to share them.  They are a big part of me.  I preach to myself.  I just love Beatrix Potter and loved the movie "Miss Potter" because the movie showed her talking with her little characters; they were real to her.  I guess I always felt a little different because I do that.  My characters teach me things and remind of things when I am in certain situations as if they were real.  They are my second babies.  I have four children and then I have my book characters.  The two that really speak to me are Tess, a thistle, and Emby, a little blind mole.  I am sure you know what I mean when I say "speak."  I am not crazy.  You know how it is when a painting comes alive to you and you are actually in the middle of it.  I have a picture of some dancing ladies and each time I look at them I smile cause I feel like I have been right there amongst them, beads of sweat on my brow. I am trying to get a good picture of it so that I can get it on scuttlebutt.  It is large and my camera does not do it justice.  When I share it I will let you know so that you can look it up.

I do have trouble with one thing.....that is titling, as you can probably notice.  None of my works have titles.  It is the hardest thing, other than pricing my work, that I deal with at the time.  I have even changed titles and I know that is something that should not be done.  It is very hard for me to come up with a title.  But I will try harder at it.  That will be a major step for me.  Even my website does not have titles on any of  the pictures. 

Now I got to go look up that society and that post card maker you mentioned.  Please add me to your friends list.  I definitely will visit your web site often and get inspiration.  I am very glad I made your acquaintance.  I feel God gave me a special little gift, a little gift of inpsiration from a very special person.  Awesome how he does that.  The connections He makes with golden threads. 

THANKS AGAIN!!!

Lana

 

 

02/16/2008 15:56:23

kl,

Please take time to read my whole comment.  I have been looking at  all the pictures in this site and then I landed on yours and I felt like I had connected to something very special.  I visited your website and was fascinated.  You see, you are doing what I have dreamed of doing for so long.  I have been drawing ever since I can remember but never had any direction.  The community and familiy I grew up in did not seem to know where to direct me either.  I feel strongly I could have gotten an art scholarship but it was unheard of where I went to school.  So I just have kept my passion as a hobbie.  I am a medical transcription superivisor at a hospital and so I do not get many hours with my art.  I have written four children's stories and illustrated them  and also a book of poetry. I had them spiral bound and have sold some and gotten a lot of good comments but as of yet they are still my babies and I have sent them no where.  My biggest dream is to illustrate someone else's book for a publisher.  I want  my spirit challenged to see what I can com up with.  I know deep down it is in me.  I feel just like you do that God moves threw me and it comes out art.  It is Him not me.  I paint the joy He gives me.  Please visit my website -  lanafrostart.com.  What would be your advice for me to be considered by a publishing company for illustration of one of their books?  I have no college degree.  I have no professional training.  I feel no one is going to listen to me. I live in a very small town in Arizona.  I was sending out postcards to publishers but I always think that they would disregard me because I have no formal training.  Do I even have a chance?  I would love to hear from you.  The beauty and wimsy in your work just speaks to me.  I love it.  There is detail but goes beyond realty.  You put the sparkle in it. You have inspired me.  I am expecting my very first grandchild and will be writing a book to him/her and just looking at your paintings has inspired me to go beyond what I am doing now.  THANK YOU for that.  Hope to hear from you.   

Lana

02/16/2008 08:41:48

Very nice work! Different, interesting, colorful - cool! I can definitely see that you like children's book illustrating. 

02/15/2008 18:27:13

Your work is very interesting, I love the details. congratulations