Looking back on my first year of blogging

These two photos are stages in the development of a portrait
I was painting on this day in 2008, the first year of my blog.

That was 17 years ago, and so many wonderful things
have happened because of my blog.

Here's what I said then:

"Here are two photos of the portrait of Madeline. One is taken a few days
before the other one, and in that time I completed the painting. The silver
is real silver leaf -- lovely stuff to work with, but be sure to glaze it, or it
 goes black.

Madeline, was the center of a triptych featuring Sean, her brother,
Madeline and Elizabeth. She was 10 when I began the work, and an
astonishingly sunny child. Her happy nature and the easy confidence
of a well loved little girl, made the painting almost effortless.

I love the portraits I did then."

Have a loving your life day.