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hydragon55 — Buddeg's father
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Published: 2019-11-23 19:44:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 202; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 1
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acrylic on canvas 12" x 8"Painting of a friends father from old black and white photo taken in the 1950's
Sadly he passed away when she was 23 years old , Buddeg stayed with her mother who lived to 91, and didn't get married and no children , she is 81 next year and still has the farm and about 100 sheep
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Beautiful image yet very sad story to go with it...You are very talented
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Buddeg does not complain , she has enjoyed life on the farm.
Thanks for the compliment
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I struggled a bit with the colour of the shadows, as it was a black and white photo, Buddeg said I had got the colour of the horse as she remembered it , must have been nice for a farmer to work with horses rather than a tractor, makes one wonder about progress and profit.
Thankyou for your kind words
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Progress and profit surely have a negative influence as well... Bees are endangered mostly because of this thing too.
The end result is wonderful ! I bet she was happy to see it !
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Yes she was very pleased
Ahh! the bees , such amazing creatures , Beekeeping is becoming more popular
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Incredible scene, the background is so immersive, rustic landscape. I particularly like the horse. Her father looks so real, the realism in a lot of your artworks is like seeing a photograph! Thanks for including the backstory on this, it is quite poignant. I imagine maintaining a farm is a lot of work - and 100 sheep, wow! Nice work mate!
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Many thanks buddy, I asked what colour the horse was, she remembered it well. the neighbouring farmers help with getting the livestock to market, Buddeg still gets a little upset letting them go, after all these years .A nephew helps her at weekends , he is an architect but is inline to inherit the smallholding someday.
She can't get up the mountains now , but told me she sometimes sits and remembers the paths by heart and walks them in her mind with a dog of course.
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Yes She likes to reminisce , and I enjoy her stories, one should not lose the art of listening , even a well trodden path can still reveal small details one has missed before.
There's a lot to be said for past times, folks were certainly less wasteful and probably more respectful despite their lack of worldly knowledge.
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Very well said. Listening is oft overlooked today and I think that communications would flow better if more folks stopped to listen. There's a lot to learn from other's experiences and the past. For sure , good manners and respect were hallmarks of those that came before and they need to make a comeback.
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Oft it is, , very well said too mate.
You should read George Elliots 'Silas Marner ' a classic story and the 18 th century old English dialogue is supurb
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Haha! wise un-dubious words mate
Cool! glad you remembered , Its quite a hard read, bit like Shakespeare or even Jane Austin, one wonders if they actually spoke in such a manner, maybe they had more time and inclination to refine their language.
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Maybe an old mill pond. No miller though
Yes I like the idea of creating images of the past, a weaver working a loom could be an interesting topic.
Being well versed certainly reflected one social position in past times. being careful what one said also
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You would not think so if you take Donald Trump and Boris Johnson as examples
Being a moron and a straight faced liar seems to get one too the top .
Perhaps we need some real muppets in charge
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Diplomacy is what's needed more than ever in these troubling times.
Nice bear gif
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I agree, it is easy to start fights, not so easy to stop them 
Thanks 
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