Melody

"Melody" - digital painting

I'm sure I've mentioned before that I have some extraordinarily beautiful nieces. I'm losing count; especially since these nieces have been "begetting" more nieces. My niece, Melody, is featured in this digital painting. I've saved a number of her photos hoping to do something with them someday. She has a certain "classic" beauty about her. Think, Scarlett Johansson in "Girl With The Pearl Earring."  (OK. Side note here. Although Melody has long been thought of by her friends as Scarlett Johansson's doppelganger, my mother, her grandmother, has never associated Melody with SJ and instead, thinks my son, Garrett (Melody's cousin) is a male version of SJ.)

I hope Melody isn't upset with my digital painting of her. It's part Andy Warhol and part me and all part of this great experiment that we call art. 

Pen Pals

Mixed Media Painting By Susan Roden

In 2009, when I first began blogging, a whole new world opened up for me which consisted of making virtual friends of many talented female artists from all over the world. It was so exciting to meet all these positive upbeat women who were so encouraging of one another and of me.

Once I became semi-comfortable with blogging, I joined the world of Facebook and found these same women there as well! Oh, happy day! And the friendships grew stronger and continued.

And out of the blue, just a couple of days ago, one of these virtual friends, whom I've never met in person, asked me for my mailing address so she could send me one of her creations which I had admired. I was tickled but couldn't imagine which painting because I pretty much admire everything she creates.

Today I received a package wrapped in plain brown paper which pleased me to no end. And indeed I remembered the piece which Susan had created some time ago. I just love it! I wonder what the shy, quiet and mysterious woman, trying to hide behind the shininess of gold leaf, is thinking and what secrets she's trying to keep from the rest of the world.

Susan Roden, thank you so much for your gift! And the rest of you should check out her artwork, too, which you can do by going to this link:  Susan Roden