Hi ahh Jason..I guess I am strong.  I'm finding it out more every day..and today I laughed alot.
I cried..and I laughed..and I even got a bit angry..at my cat.  He kept eating daisies and barfing on my rug..just to be a booger.  Guess I'm now laughing at that.  Soon I'll have time to do some art..maybe it will actually be good art. 

Love to you all..
Robin

Sad day today loves, since my sister is heading home tomorrow.  My mother is staying until September 11th ..then I'm on my own.   I have to grow up and bite the bullet..I guess.

Hello loves, thank you again for your comfort!

Today I began taking charge of my duties again.. and even cooked a roast chicken with stuffing for my son, sister, mother.  I still fall into a depression.  I think I will always.. at certain times.
You can't lose someone you've loved since you were 18 and help it.

Bless your hearts my friends.. 
I'm hanging in here,
Much love,
Robin

*Dear Friends,
I knew my artist community extended family would rally for me..when just at that quiet hour..I would need those whispers of hugs that come from love.  Bill never looked much at my art here, but he wrote me this gorgeous letter expressing how proud he was that you all saw me as he does.  He still sees me.. and I'm sure he's smiling at all of you for loving me..and He and I love you all..for giving me your hearts..and for encouraging me , and most of all for your love.   Thank you for these kind thoughts in this lonely hour when I long for his voice.. I think you all gave me what he would have..and I love you for it. 
Love you for all being who you are.
Robin

I must confess I am still wondering now..if you're sincere, but somehow I just don't care..let's drop this nastiness I'm tired and trying to post something my grandchildren will see.. which btw I hope and pray they never see comments like yesterdays.

Apology accepted and now I think I'll go ahead and post my next image..which contains horses LOL OMG. You are not a schmuck today. Sincerely Robin Minick

Oh My God..LOL Bill my daughter works for the Alaska Aspca and I can tell you.. please don't look at any of my art anymore LOL I'm scared to death if I put an animal in it what on God's green earth you may think.. which by the way..the horse was meant to be the Elf's for equestrian purposes only. You know, to get from here to there rather than walk..long distances? You made a personal character judgement of me without knowing me. It had nothing to do with the image. You did a character assassination of me, when I was only trying to do a simple RPG image for a friend. who now, with your created, and dramatic, attention getting trampling of ME..not my picture.. may not even want! It's the pants.. I knew it. I can take criticism of my art..it helps me improve. God you went and made me contraversial..and I'm a grandma.. how'm I gonna hold my head up now? Geesh!! Last night I thanked you for your comment without even knowing what you said..but now that I read what you said..I'm a little sick. You must be one of those people who learned enough Grammar in school to think you can get away with and probably even paid for being a schmuck with a pen.. God..your apology isn't even anything.. because you didn't apologize to me..just to people who got upset on my behalf. There would be no apologies in order had you said..OH My Lord..those pants might be a little too loud..and oh my word..look at that terrible seam. LOL I'd have worked on betting it. OK I'm just upset but it'll pass. Welcome to the community..stay out of my gallery if you all you're going to do is assassinate my character. Sincerely Robin Minick (Elfenone)

Actuall, I wouldn't blame this on anything other than perhaps what's going on outside the box. The real world horrors that happen to children. I guess that fear causes people to point fingers everywhere..I want to say though..that it takes hours and hours to do a decent render of art, and it take like only a few short minutes of you..turning your head away..so your known child abuser..can snatch your kids. You ought to be looking out there..and not in some computer gallery of artists for your culprits. Frankly, maybe I haven't been looking around that much in here, but mostly the faeries I've seen have been fine. I haven't seen too many kids.. ones I have have been completely clothed.. then again, I'm not on some head hunt. Don't really want to get deeper into this, because I understand both sides of the coin here. I'm not whimping out either.. I just understand how people are feeling.

How lovely of you to personally inform me of this. I hadn't even had a chance to look the first time you told me of the contest so I was un-aware of anything needing changed. That's what I get for multi-tasking all the time. Ever feel the need for two heads and 4 hands?

Gee.. Bill I can't believe somebody doesn't understand that your composits are your style not a way to get a bunch of images in one upload.. Haven't they ever heard of Andy Warhol?? You know.. I get so frustrated... and almost afraid to post my images..not knowing how each individual interprets the TOS. I don't blame you for being upset. You stay within the size limit of a single image in a composit and they come out beautiful and clear. A real treasure to view. I've never even begun to think of anyone as artistic as you.. (not to mention a kind hearted person) to be a cheat. I'm also very insulted that anyone would level such an accusation at you.

Wow..that's my son's birthday..and I think in the spirit of the day I'm going to try this myself and Happy Birthday Ferguson HUGS I know..I'm pushing the time limit.. since it is Thursday I think LOL I better get a move on.

Well then OK.. where'd I get that impression? My head must be completely clouded with allergy meds.. I'm going back to bed.

There have been a lot of great opinions on this subject and a lot of them very good thoughts. My thoughts are this.. I do consider that when I have 14 or so pages of art up..I may need to do some spring cleaning, but that's up to me. I do this because I worry about Renderosity's space, not because of the quality of my work.. The quality of my work has been improving through the encouragement and the helpful suggestions of my piers here in this artist community. True there are some entering at a more elementary level of art, but that does not decrease it's potential to grow into what the upper crusts consider art. I mean For God Sakes they're sitting behind a desk on their robust arses with no idea how to draw a straight line. Not all..but probably the deciding factor behind those who'll take down our works if this comes to fruition. I'm sort of guilty of that myself.. I don't like prison art or graffitti but that's not to say it isn't art to the beholder.. After all didn't they give an actual gallery time to elephant dung and call it art? So Flake off people.. and just let us do our own spring cleaning.. once a month..or so.

I already wrote my story LOL I'm so pleased to make my debut to this forum with a contest entry.

Hey congratulations! S