I am so proud of my daughter.........Have a look!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

http://barbarajcarter.com/

[fizzgig]

1. your daughter is very talented

you have every reason to be proud of her :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear kagehime!

Thanks sweetie......

You got that right!

She has more ability than her old mom will ever have!

:bounce:

[KitchenWitch]

3. That is gorgeous

Is that oil painting, or another media?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear KitchenWitch!

Thanks!

She's using acrylics to paint with......

She likes their properties, and their vivid colors!

They dry quickly too........

[rug]

4. She has a PhD in Astrophysics!

:wow:

And she paints!

No wonder she's not hanging around in here.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear rug!

Yes, she sure does!

Got that from the University of Chicago....

I'm so grateful I'm her mom....

I don't have to compete with her!

:hi:

[sleepyhead]

30. U of C! My alma mater!

I loved going to school there, but unfortunately I didn't come out of there with any talent at all, unlike her. I did, however, develop an appreciation for the city, and hope to visit again someday.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear sleepyhead!

It's a good school!

Chicago is a very interesting city, full of fantastic restaurants and like that!

I visited her for a couple of weeks, and we had a ball.....


:hi:

[sleepyhead]

35. If I didn't hate the Midwest winters so much

I'd move back there in a heartbeat. I was there in the late 70s (I am old). I remember Medici pizza, Harold's Chicken Shack (the best!!!), Jimmy's (the best dive bar EVER!), Chinatown (Moon Palace), the Museum Of Science and Industry, Regenstein Library (which was the big social center in those days), sneaking out to Wrigley Field to avoid grad school classes, and my beloved lakefront. Now I am getting all nostalgic for my misspent youth - sigh!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Dupe...delete...

[hickman]

7. Late Afternoon At Loker.

That one struck home as soon as I saw it. Maybe a buried memory. I love it. Your daughter has a gift.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear hickman!

Thank you, sweetie!

She does indeed.........

From the time she could clutch a crayon (at around a year), we knew she had something special....

We always encouraged her....

Glad you could come by...

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

9. Very Cool!

and very talented and bright daughter with the PhD in Astrophysics and now an artist...

amazing!

:pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear Southpawkicker!

Kids are amazing......

It's even better now that's she's back out here, and we can see her now and then!

She always wanted to be an artist, but was concerned about making a good living at it.....

But now she thinks she can do it!

Thanks, sweetie! :pals:

[Ptah]

11. Please tell your daughter that an old guy in the desert likes this very much

:hug:

I enjoy your parental pride.

:thumbsup:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear Ptah!

I will tell her!

Glad you like these......

And, BTW, you aren't old!

:hug:

[Ptah]

18. I'm older than I used to be

But not as old as I will be, by a long shot.



My grand parents, seen in this 1917 photograph, lived into their mid-nineties.

I'm fortunate to come from a good family tree.

:loveya:

[GenDem]

13. OK, I absolutely love your daughter's work

That is a very unique style and I can't tell you how much I love it. A lot like Seurat, but much more interesting.

Much to be proud of, Peggy.

I'm an artist and paint in acrylics. I use a pointillistic style in my pen and ink drawings, but not in my paintings -- seeing your daughters work makes me want to do a little of my own experimenting.

Bookmarking, I love it that much!

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear GenDem!

Wow, sweetie, your praise just takes my breath away....

She used to have a more pointilist style, but she is evolving.......

Thank you soooo much...... :pals:

[GenDem]

22. You know now that I have spent more time.....

popping on each of the thumb nails -- it's kind of a Van Gogh, Seurat thingy she has going with the colors of Fauvism. It's a delightful style that is very unique. I love her colors! Thank you so much for sharing.

[av8rdave]

14. That is fantastic. No wonder you're so proud.

You raised a very talented artist!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear av8rdave!

Thank you so much, sweetie!

I really believe that kids will pretty much raise themselves...

With the proper environment, of course....

We always supported her artistic endeavors, and this is the result!

There are artists on both sides of our family.....

But none like her, or with her success......

:bounce: :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

17. Wow, Peggy! Very impressive!

No wonder you are proud of her and her work! :bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. My dear SeattleGirl!

Oh, thank you, sweetie!

Glad you like her work.......

Aren't our children amazing?

:bounce: :bounce:

[mentalsolstice]

19. She obviously inherited her creativity from you!

Beautiful art! Hug her and encourage her, and she'll continue to create...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear mentalsolstice!

Thanks!

There is artistic talent on both sides of our family tree.....

She needs no encouragement from me anymore.....

She's all grown up!

Of course, we still do tell her how marvelous her stuff is, but the bottom line is when she sells it!

She's definitely a pro now......

:hi:

[cwydro]

20. PEG!

That is fantastic!. Wow.:hi: :thumbsup:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear cwydro!

THANKS!

Good to see you tonight, sweetie!

Glad you like her work.....

:hug:

[cwydro]

25. It is very nice.

I love the colors and the life in it.

Now for me...off to bed before I fall for the late night siren song of all you midnight posters...;-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. It's not even 9:30pm there!

Yield to the siren song!

Aw....I know you need your sleep.....

Sweetest of dreams! :hug:

[cwydro]

27. Yes, it is true

I am a very early to bed person, but you have to realize, I get up really early too! Plus I'm usually very tired after a day on the water and in the sun.

Hey my mom is out there visiting my sister in the Sierra Nevada, way far north of you but still in CA...so she is on your time. I gotta get out there sometime.

G'night sweet Peg.

[libnnc]

28. Fantastic!

I love her New England landscapes.

Beautiful work!

:applause:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear libnnc!

Thank you, sweetie!

I can never get over how gorgeous her work is....

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

33. and well you should be!

beautiful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear leftofthedial!

Thanks!

I'm so glad you could come by.....and enjoy these!

:hi:

[spindrifter]

36. Her work is fabulous!

You must be very proud to have a daughter with such diverse talent.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. My dear spindrifter........

I can only gaze on her with awe.....

Thank you for your very kind remarks!

:hi: