Tag Archives: Portraits

Today’s Portrait: FIREFIGHTER

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Touch2Touch

No, today’s portrait isn’t a flower! It’s occurred to me that other objects besides flowers can emanate presence and personality. Can demonstrate QUIDDITAS, the quality that Aristotle meant when he wrote of “thatness,” or “whatness,” or “what it is.” When I was painting … Continue reading →

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TODAY’S PORTRAIT: HERE’S JOHNNY!

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Not only because I think he resembles an impudent rascally adorable little boy — but because that’s actually his name! I can hear you thinking, What is she talking about? That’s a pansy! Well, yes and no. Johnny Jump-ups are … Continue reading →

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TODAY’S PORTRAIT: Mlle. POPPY

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Summertime, the season of flowers! So why not portraits of flowers? For me, flowers have personalities, individuality, presence. And when it comes to taking photographs, they have as much or more of those qualities as humans. They have other good qualities as well … Continue reading →

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Portrait of Lorraine

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Touch2Touch

If you’re thinking that the young woman in the portrait is Lorraine, think again. She’s a Gibson Girl drawing cherished by Lorraine’s beloved mother, who loved every kind of Victoriana. And the fan is also genuinely old, found by Lorraine … Continue reading →

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