For those of you familiar with Facebook, you'll be well aware of how it's possible to find people from your old school / workplace / etc. Recently on Facebook I found the son of probably my oldest and dearest friend, Jacky. Jacky and I were buddies from the age of 4 right up until the time I left the UK for the Middle East. We kept in touch by letter as best we could - but at the age of 16 our teenage years soon lead us our seperate ways. It was one of the hardest things, returning to the UK some 7 years later, married and with a daughter, trying to pick up where life had left off.
A couple of weeks ago I sent a message to Jacky's son giving my contact details. Just as I was pulling cakes from the oven, the phone rang. A rather posh lady asked if she was speaking to Sue Warne, the Artist. She asked if I would consider a portrait commission. I was all ears, as you can imagine, having been busy recently with oil portraits. She explained she would like a portrait of both her and her husband - BUT - she would like to portraits to be nude. As I turned the commission down I was thinking about other artists who I could refer the work to.
And then the giggling started........................ You guessed it, my phone call was from my long lost buddy - and what's more, we're both free on Wednesday. So, I'm really looking forward to a catch-up and a trip down memory lane - without any of my portrait brushes within range!!
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