Comments on: The art of being FOF http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/ Celebrating Women of Style and Substance Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Sharon Brewster http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Sharon Brewster Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:03:54 +0000 http://blog.faboverfifty.com/?p=2689#comment-674 I am a collector of Linda McCoy's paintings and get so many wonderful comments everytime I host a party. These watercolors that I have collected are the pieces that make my house a home. Sharon I am a collector of Linda McCoy’s paintings and get so many wonderful comments everytime I host a party. These watercolors that I have collected are the pieces that make my house a home.

Sharon

]]> By: Krista Gobeli http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Krista Gobeli Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:36:40 +0000 http://blog.faboverfifty.com/?p=2689#comment-561 I clicked on Linda Mccoy's blog and can't decide if I am a bigger fan of her oils or watercolor. They are all very beautiful!!!!! I clicked on Linda Mccoy’s blog and can’t decide if I am a bigger fan of her oils or watercolor. They are all very beautiful!!!!!

]]> By: Geri http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Geri Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:47:51 +0000 http://blog.faboverfifty.com/?p=2689#comment-556 Hi Linda, You're so welcome. Geri Hi Linda,

You’re so welcome.

Geri

]]> By: Linda McCoy http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/comment-page-1/#comment-554 Linda McCoy Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:39:12 +0000 http://blog.faboverfifty.com/?p=2689#comment-554 Geri, Thanks so much for giving me such great exposure. You are a treasure! Linda Geri,
Thanks so much for giving me such great exposure. You are a treasure!
Linda

]]> By: Toby Wollin http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Toby Wollin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:32:28 +0000 http://blog.faboverfifty.com/?p=2689#comment-548 One of the truly sad but uplifting experiences I've had as an over-50 is that one day, looking at some wonderful art in a local gallery, I realized that not only was I not going to achieve one of my long-held fantasies of painting and painting well, but that I had wasted a tremendous amount of time over the years beating myself up about it, taking workshops and doing badly in them and so on. It was very freeing because instead of constantly berating myself when I look at others' wonderful work for being 'lazy', 'talentless' or something worse, I can now appreciate their talent and work and move on to do other things that I enjoy and do at a level that satisfies me. One of the truly sad but uplifting experiences I’ve had as an over-50 is that one day, looking at some wonderful art in a local gallery, I realized that not only was I not going to achieve one of my long-held fantasies of painting and painting well, but that I had wasted a tremendous amount of time over the years beating myself up about it, taking workshops and doing badly in them and so on. It was very freeing because instead of constantly berating myself when I look at others’ wonderful work for being ‘lazy’, ‘talentless’ or something worse, I can now appreciate their talent and work and move on to do other things that I enjoy and do at a level that satisfies me.

]]> By: Geri http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Geri Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:38:39 +0000 http://blog.faboverfifty.com/?p=2689#comment-546 glad you like it susan. Geri glad you like it susan.

Geri

]]> By: Susan http://blog.faboverfifty.com/2010/01/15/the-art-of-being-fof/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Susan Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:30:42 +0000 http://blog.faboverfifty.com/?p=2689#comment-545 Her site is wonderful. She especially uses blue/purple shades in a marvellous way. Thanks for this. Her site is wonderful. She especially uses blue/purple shades in a marvellous way. Thanks for this.

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