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To all of my mother's Renderosity friends:
It saddens me to no end to tell you that my mother, Mina, passed on May 31st, from endometrial cancer. She is survived by my father, Roger, and myself. I apologize for not letting you all know sooner, but her passing has left me with a broken heart and it is very hard to write this, even now. I don't suppose there will ever come a time that it will be easier.
I know how much she loved you all, how much it meant to her to have met such wonderful people, and how much it meant to her to create & share her art with you. I am leaving her work here for a while, as tribute to her, her beauty, her talent & her love.
Brightest Blessings to you all!
Heather
 Mina's daughter
Thanks to all for stopping by and hope you enjoy your visit.
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Third Place Winner in the 2008 "Carnival Of Evil" Halloween Contest Writing Category
The Eater Of Hearts
~ Love & Hugs ~
* Mina *
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
~Pablo Picasso
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"Artists must be sacrificed to their art.
Like bees, they must put
their lives into the sting they give."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"I get out my work and have a show for myself before I have it publicly.
I make up my own mind about how good or bad or indifferent it is.
After that the critics can write what they please.
I have already settled it for myself so flattery
and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.
~Georgia O'Keeffe
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~People may not remember what you say,
but they'll always remember how you made them feel ~
Credits:
www.annikavonholdt.com
Comments (81)
Chipka
This is a superb image, absolutely gorgeous. The whole range of colors makes this piece work perfectly and the textures and half-hidden forms all play gorgeously against the sharply defined eyes. This is a great work of art.
gunsan
Simply wonderful!
magichild2
Very beautiful work.
Gaiadriel
Mesmerizingly beautiful, mi hermana! Busy? I can so relate. I'm STILL struggling..and always lagging on these comments. Sigh. Hope your journey is both safe and happy! Huge hugs...and, always, brightest blessings :)
highcrow
Beautiful blending and fantastic color.Lovely romantic art!
three_grrr
Oooohs and Aaaaahs! So beautifully done.
angel_dust
Beautiful!! great mix of lovely colors!!
alhak
superb image Mina
Digimon
Happy belated Thanksgiving to you as well! Love the colors in this one, subtle yet passionate!!
tedevansesq
Incredibly evocative work.
amirapsp
Wonderful work!
irakika
Very nice colors and excellent work!
Jay-el-Jay
A very creative image.Great colors.
RubyT
Mystical beauty, Mina!!
Marjukka
There is so much poetry in this picture is exquisite !!!!!!!!!!!!
childoflightdesigns
I see the wonderful colors as an aura of beauty !
Jollyself
what a pretty color palette... great blend work
cmcc
these face ones really are good.
JLyons
Very cool, the colors are pretty!
schonee
Oh this piece is Great.....I really like the colors in this
anahata.c
well I always wanted to go to your back-gallery, so I picked an image as close to this date as I could, only a year ago (sounds silly, I know, but what the heck)...You really caught 'lost time' here, with ghost images of post cards & various scripts & the beautiful old-style flourishes around your corners, etc...(Remember the madeleine, that wonderful passage? Well this piece is filled with inner madeleines; in fact a lot of your work is, you weave time & memory seamlessly in your work.) The central eyes & water & leaves & vines, etc. etc. bring us into memory and deep inward places. I assume you know the source of the old mis-translation, right? (Ie, "when to the sessions of sweet silent thought/I summon up remembrance of things past..."): Well one of the touching things in those lines (for me at least) is the many 's's, giving the language a soft pull into memory: To me, your work is like those whispers, summoning remembrance, lost time, inwardness, etc etc quite beautifully. And your splashes of violets & blues & greens are both surprises and real uplifts. Beautiful & inward and a very touching piece...