Well Amigos, look at this surprise The Red Man got in the snail mail today at Casa de Canterbury!
Portrait of moi by Nanina
Eat your heart out, ghost of John Singer Sargent – The Red Man has a cyberspace artist friend from Pennsylvania and she has captured the True Essence of The Red Man in her recent rendition. That’s what Pretty says anyway and Pretty should know since she also knows who John Singer Sargent is.
Paw Snaps and Twirls to our favorite artist Nanina – there is great joy in Mudville tonight!
Red's Rants and Raves 
Oh my goodness! What a lovely thing to say about my little sketch, Red. Thank Pretty for making me feel good tonight ’cause the paint was flinging everywhere but on the paper during my work session today. I am so glad you all like it, and I hope it continues to bring Slow many smiles!!!
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If you typically work through “painter’s block” with the throwaways you sent us, be careful they don’t call you do a chapel somewhere! 🙂 Be sure to read the comments from Red’s readers…
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It’s hard, so hard not to toss some stuff away in frustration. Surely you ball up a wads of paper and hit the rim of the circular file! There are probably gem lines and phrases you just can’t make into a sentence let alone a paragraph. 😀
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Yes, I don’t know how Mark Twain wrote without a computer to delete, re-write, edit, etc. And even with that, I throw away tons of paper for the words I think I like but don’t when I see them for real. Putting words together is hard for me some days, and other days they seem to come from another person’s mind and spill over. 🙂
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Yep! I understand that!
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🙂
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Simply marvellous dear boy – she has caught you very well!
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Isn’t that the gospel truth?? We accept these words on behalf of the artist. 🙂
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This watercoloured painting is absolutely STUNNING, Red Man. Double Pawkisses 🙂
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That’s exactly what we all thought at Casa de Canterbury when we opened our mail this afternoon!! Thanks so much on behalf of the artist Nanina.
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That truly is the real spittin’ image of the Red man, how nice…..
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The artist Nanina would value your remarkes all the more since you know the Red Man so well for so many years! Love to all in Navasota…
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I do value Church Organist’s comment and all the others. Thank you so much. Made me smile great big smiles!!! 😀 This really was a throwaway sketch in my mind. It wasn’t working for me. Good thing I thought you might like to have it anyway, Red. Guess I can’t always trust my own judgement! Hmmm, anyone got a 14th century icon needing cleaning up?
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Pretty posted on her fb tonight! She really loves it!! 🙂
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Thank Pretty for me. How sweet!!! 😀
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I will!! 🙂
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Very very cool!!!!
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Thanks so much, Trev!! 🙂
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that is an awesome job, really good!!!
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We thought the same thing!! Thanks on behalf of Nanina! 🙂
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hugs
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thanks!
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She’s truly captured your personality and attitude, you ole devil! What a smart dog you are–John Singer Sargent and Casey at the Bat all in the same post!
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Thanks so much Luanne! Yes, The Red Man is a dog of all trades – but master of none unfortunately!! 🙂
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That’s what you think. His mastery is in revealing his life with Slow and Pretty and the furry ones.
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🙂 We’re glad you think so!!
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While my humans were off doing their own thing–the nerve–I missed your gorgeous portrait. Stunning, Red Man, and I see you didn’t have to pose nude for it, which is a good thing. 😉
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Why thank you ma’am for the compliment, I’m sure. We all love The Red Man’s portrait and the Pennsylvania artist who gave it to us!
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