I have to give you the full text of the email I received from this rather excited customer to share with you how delighted she was to receive a painting she commissioned from me recently. I have to say if there is one thing that pleases me it is that I can do what I REALLY love doing for a living. Ok I am not quite making a living off my paintings yet but that is my plan and when I have plans I manage to stay focused. Anyway here is the full text. Please excuse Carla’s English, I can tell you one thing it is a damn sight better than any Flemish I’d be speaking. Carla is from Belgium.
Commission hanging at client's home
Carla’s email sums up both our feelings; how she loved the painting she commissioned and how I loved painting it for her. I am still amazed at how a painting that was in my studio a few days ago is now hanging happily in it’s new home in Antwerp. I am liking the sound of this – an international award winning artist!! Cool or what?
So again as I always do, I offer my prayer of thanks heavenward. Thankful for the gift of being able to create and thankful that in my own little way I managed to please someone.
Te Deum Laudamus!
P.S Don’t forget to sponsor my exhibition project. I have 20 or so days left before the sponsorship window closes and I do so want to put the show on. Remember there is sometjhing in it for every one. When you see Sid, tell him and tell your friends too. Every little helps. Sponsor me here. Thanks so much and God bless.
Morrocan Women Commission for Carla (c) Anne Blankson-Hemans
Dear Anne,
Ha,ha ha, I can hear my children laughing about my English,
I even had a degree in English in another life as I said to them,but I forgot a lot and what I have to tell comes from the hart and does not need to be looked up in the translater. I can’t stop looking at the painting it is as if the women are at one moment going to move.Yes you have a gift and you share it with others with makes us happy.
Colourfull, expresif,warmth, close and far ,spectacular.
Thank you.
Carla
This is so kind Carla. Thank you so much. I think I fell in love with the painting too and yes I know what you mean when you say you almost expect the women to move. The beauty of i t is that I was there in Morrocco with them so still have that feeling inside me. Kind regards Anne P.S I still love your home – all those Morrocan tiles … I fell in love with them when I was there, and the spices too. I would love to live there one day
Nice one Anne. A really lovely painting. Well done to you for painting it and your client for commissioning it.