tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post6194750230470921509..comments2023-09-01T02:48:51.149-07:00Comments on Wendy Barrett's Paintings and Writings: My Early Writing and Art CareerWendy Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-86738772944542936202015-12-10T01:40:25.010-08:002015-12-10T01:40:25.010-08:00Thanks so much Sue!Thanks so much Sue!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-68519885821482696842015-12-06T19:58:02.567-08:002015-12-06T19:58:02.567-08:00So nice to see your sweet post.
Thanks for sharing...So nice to see your sweet post.<br />Thanks for sharing your talents!<br />Have a good week = )Sue Marrazzo Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119033602079882097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-27335118402366841072015-11-22T04:38:49.503-08:002015-11-22T04:38:49.503-08:00You are very kind to say so Jenny! I SO love you l...You are very kind to say so Jenny! I SO love you latest post!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-65612561167857184812015-11-22T04:22:39.175-08:002015-11-22T04:22:39.175-08:00Michael, it's so lovely to hear from you again...Michael, it's so lovely to hear from you again! Very pleased to hear that you are on the mend and thrilled for you to have finished the commission that you have executed in your inimitable style (I will comment on your post very soon!)<br />Your Aussie Art Buddy!<br />WendyWendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-25021701108212331592015-11-22T04:20:20.726-08:002015-11-22T04:20:20.726-08:00Your daughter's life-size mermaids sound fabul...Your daughter's life-size mermaids sound fabulous Celia! No wonder you couldn't keep up with the volume of work when done on that scale! My daughters and I also went through a mermaid era when they were small and I too cherish that time in their artistic development. One day I will have to go through and properly display or archive their work so it is in a less cumbersome format.<br /><br />I'm so pleased to hear that you are enjoying my book!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-57787099224488153102015-11-22T04:16:59.004-08:002015-11-22T04:16:59.004-08:00Thanks so much Debbie! It's great to hear that...Thanks so much Debbie! It's great to hear that you've kept your poetry journal - it must bring back so many memories of the emotions you were going through at the time.<br />Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-26036069775145107472015-11-22T04:14:41.332-08:002015-11-22T04:14:41.332-08:00Well, you are certainly making up for it now Janin...Well, you are certainly making up for it now Janine with all your beautiful creations!!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-74626419197006923332015-11-22T04:14:01.307-08:002015-11-22T04:14:01.307-08:00Thanks so much Julie! You are very kind to say suc...Thanks so much Julie! You are very kind to say such things! Looking forward to catching up on your blog very soon!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-81718662518140151842015-11-22T04:12:58.492-08:002015-11-22T04:12:58.492-08:00You are very kind Helen! I hope you had a great ti...You are very kind Helen! I hope you had a great time in Europe!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-40522614221993691672015-11-22T04:12:25.925-08:002015-11-22T04:12:25.925-08:00I loved seeing the bird pictures you did as a chil...I loved seeing the bird pictures you did as a child!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-67586903782707189492015-11-22T04:07:50.141-08:002015-11-22T04:07:50.141-08:00Yes, it is hard to keep hold of too many things wh...Yes, it is hard to keep hold of too many things when you have to move a lot, so it's great that you have some of your kids' things to pass on to them.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-91362827681994444302015-11-22T04:06:07.721-08:002015-11-22T04:06:07.721-08:00Thanks Jane! It must be lovely reading through you...Thanks Jane! It must be lovely reading through your poems that you penned as a child!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-3626054014658314492015-11-19T10:10:04.802-08:002015-11-19T10:10:04.802-08:00Those are fantastic drawings, it is obvious you we...Those are fantastic drawings, it is obvious you were very talented! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-27065125176015022812015-11-15T13:10:23.439-08:002015-11-15T13:10:23.439-08:00Hello Mate!
So very sorry I haven't been writi...Hello Mate!<br />So very sorry I haven't been writing on your wonderful blog! Again I am on the mend! Of course your beautiful photos and spectacular always brighten my day! I will write more later and even begin posting some of my art soon! All the best to you and your family!<br />Your USA Art Cobber!<br />Michaelart by Michael Perchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767323223269323935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-16942580588681227222015-11-12T23:08:43.070-08:002015-11-12T23:08:43.070-08:00Hi Wendy, it is so special to see your earliest wo...Hi Wendy, it is so special to see your earliest work,says so much about your talent for writing and art. I love how you save things and it is fun to see your journey from the very beginning. I have a box where I store many of my daughters cards and paintings. It got to be too big unfortunately, I was forced to throw some away. Luisa was extremely prolific with her drawing when she was younger, I was not able to keep up! I started photographing her along with her art ( she would churn out life size mermaids, sometimes one a day). I cherish those photographs! <br />P.S. I'm in the middle of your book, thoroughly enjoying it!!<br /><br /> Celia Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669218214678136163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-38324303268661062362015-11-12T12:42:58.219-08:002015-11-12T12:42:58.219-08:00Ah Wendy even in your early years your creative sp...Ah Wendy even in your early years your creative spirit was quite apparent. Perhaps what we want or enjoy as a child is the path we should follow as an adult. It certainly has been true for you friend. So glad you shared. I saved a journal of poetry I wrote when I was in high school. Still have it on my shelf. Now I am going to visit Sally.Deborah Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967701246036667757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-39574035985064829372015-11-10T10:21:42.697-08:002015-11-10T10:21:42.697-08:00How special to have your drawings from when you we...How special to have your drawings from when you were a little girl! I think I've always had a hidden artist within me that just waited until I was in my 40s to surface. I always wanted to do art though! Loved seeing your artwork!Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309262827155297010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-91077138565548753302015-11-09T19:52:41.265-08:002015-11-09T19:52:41.265-08:00What a treasure trove. Lucky YOU! I am glad you s...What a treasure trove. Lucky YOU! I am glad you shared because I enjoyed looking at your artwork. Neat, neat, neat! Of course reading what you wrote too. it is great seeing your talent at such an early age. It is true you were born with the gift of observation and it comes out with paint and words.<br />juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-24172254245479432382015-11-07T13:43:08.829-08:002015-11-07T13:43:08.829-08:00mom did, probably still does have my old books, sh...mom did, probably still does have my old books, she kept everything else it seems :p funny looking at them now :)Jennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-46772104174211432992015-11-07T07:32:19.159-08:002015-11-07T07:32:19.159-08:00How wonderful that you've kept some of your sc...How wonderful that you've kept some of your school exercise books.<br />I don't have anything from my childhood but my parents moved so often I suppose they never thought of keeping this type of thing. Although we've also moved heaps of times I have kept a few drawings my kids made and also have videos of them singing, talking, skating, etc which I hope to pass on to them someday.Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467163627586022816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-72292940831007461962015-11-07T06:16:50.113-08:002015-11-07T06:16:50.113-08:00Your early drawings and writings made me smile , s...Your early drawings and writings made me smile , such good memories to have :-)) I do have a few drawings from my own childhood too, but specially a lot of poems. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-36901318665483263332015-11-07T04:23:06.016-08:002015-11-07T04:23:06.016-08:00That's a shame Margaret! It is certainly much ...That's a shame Margaret! It is certainly much harder to keep hold of things when you move houses a lot. It makes me realise how lucky I am to still have this stuff from my childhood. Although, I confess at times I feel weighed down by some of the other treasured "stuff" that I can't seem to part with.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-28011312947503707442015-11-07T04:17:27.535-08:002015-11-07T04:17:27.535-08:00Hi Joan, Mum would have kept the very early stuff ...Hi Joan, Mum would have kept the very early stuff for me but I think I probably took care of it and added to it from my early teens onwards. Even since an unusually young age I have been interested in keeping things for posterity. I used to think that it must be due to being a natural historian deep down, but in more recent years I fear it could instead be due to being a hoarder. Or, maybe it's a bit of both! <br /><br />The content of your high school essay must make for a great reminder of your high school years - no doubt you recorded many things that would otherwise have been forgotten if not written down.<br />How touching that your homemade cards meant so much to your mother. Thanks for sharing that!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-43603801946109352122015-11-07T04:04:00.333-08:002015-11-07T04:04:00.333-08:00Thanks Chris! Yes, I am grateful to my mum for sav...Thanks Chris! Yes, I am grateful to my mum for saving these books. I hope my daughters will thank me for what I have saved of theirs - there is SO much of it, it may feel more like a burden. Oh well, they can pick out the best bits I guess. To me they are all best bits!<br />How nice that you kept your daughter's early work too!<br />Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-31659948278504581302015-11-07T03:58:15.711-08:002015-11-07T03:58:15.711-08:00Sally how wonderful that your grandmother had save...Sally how wonderful that your grandmother had saved your drawing - it was obviously precious to her. Your dad must have found it precious too as he also saved it. It stops you in your tracks doesn't it when you unexpectedly come across something that is dripping with nostalgia? Although, in my case, I had probably looked through these books as recently as a couple of years ago. They always evoke so many memories. Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.com