Wednesday 15 July 2015

NASA releases first pictures of Pluto


I showed H.I. the above, and she rushed upstairs to get an old school art exercise book. She did this when she was 9 years old!


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    1. Another comment which is now 3 billion miles away.

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    2. I was trying to download a link to the very amusing pic from the "I fucking love science" Facebook page in response to your post. Try Googling it. Very funny if you know the Star Wars films.

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    1. Yes - I don't think I would look so relaxed with a skunk right at my feet.

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  3. Her heart has always been in it!

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    1. She hasn't stopped for about 70 years.

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    2. P.S. She has been a colourist all that time as well. Just look at the vibrancy of those colours!

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    3. I am amazed a nine year old had so many colors in her pencil box. It takes determination as well as imagination to put so many in play.

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  4. That is a superb painting by a person of any age, never mind 9 ! I would love to see some of her later work.

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    1. Easy - go to www.jackieharding.com

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    2. I have visited Jackieharding…..very nice work. I especially like the little girl with the beautiful kitten and " Istanbul. It has all my favourite colours.

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    3. That is Green-Eyes. Now a student nurse.

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  5. Am off to Jackie Harding this instant.

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  6. Love the intensity of colour in the Istanbul ones. Also I admire the quality of her drawing and portraiture.
    Dare I point out (sorry if you would rather I didn't) that on the first page practising is spelt wrongly - it should have an s not a c.

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    1. That's my fault then Weave - I did the design. The grandson is going to tart it all up soon so I will alert him to it. He's the one holding a cat.

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