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[floatingleaf]

So today my parents came to visit. Mom hadn't seen my new place yet, and she was so curious she could barely sit still... lol. Of course she had about three thousand decorating ideas all at once, and if I wanted to use them all, the apartment would turn into one huge Christmas tree.:P But they did bring me the nice big potted plant that used to stand in my bedroom over at their house. It'll have much more room to grow here, and it looks great filling that empty corner by the window, right next to the wicker chair (it's an evergreen with a huge canopy of long, slim branches growing very close to each other, overlapping and sloping down, almost like palm leaves). I just hope I won't kill it by accident, because I'm simply not too good with plants.:/

We also went to see my sister's and her husband's art studio, which happens to be located about two blocks from my new apartment. In case I haven't mentioned this before, they are both oil painters, and are just finishing their new pieces for an upcoming exhibition. My sister's painting is beautiful. It's a portrait of a cute, pouting little girl with windblown angelic locks, holding a wicker basket with a single red apple. The girl's clothes are very traditional, 19th century I guess, and the background is a mysterious late autumn forest with bare branches and pale, drooping flowers. The atmosphere of the whole piece is melancholy and very poignant somehow, as though there was something lurking in the shadows that the viewer can't see or identify, but the little girl already knows. She doesn't look scared though - just sad and regretful, and maybe a little lost. It's a haunting piece. We were all gushing over it to no end, and we all agreed it's probably the best thing she's done so far. I hope it gets appreciated by international gallery owners/sponsors as well, and earns her some much-deserved recognition. She really has a lot of artistic potential, and I'm not just saying that because she's my sister. She only needs to let more of her own soul shine through her work, instead of trying to paint as much like her husband as possible. She is intensely fascinated with him, and sure enough, there are reasons for that; but you can only follow someone else's example up to a certain point if you want to become a successful artist. You need to find your own way; and it seems that's exactly what she is trying to do right now. I have a feeling that her style is going to mature and crystallize over the next few years, and it's going to be amazing. I'll keep my fingers crossed for that to happen, and when she gets really famous, I'll tell you folks who she is.:P

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[stormatdusk.livejournal.com]

yay! i'm so into decorating. and how neat is that about your sister and her hubby, painting? i think i'd like to learn to paint one day. so far all i do is paint walls (though i've done a few murals for my kids' rooms, too).

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

It's definitely fun to decorate your own place.:)

As for painting... it took my sister years and years to get to where she is now, but some dose of artistic talent certainly runs in the family. My father paints too, except he's not a "professional".;) Even I used to draw a lot back in my teens... but I totally gave it up at some point - not being the determined sort, I guess. I just didn't think I'd ever get really good at it (though my sister says I might have if I'd been more persistent). And anyway, for me the thing I felt most passionate about was writing. Not that I ever did much of that either (at least not the "mainstream" kind ;P).

[stormatdusk.livejournal.com]

I might have if I'd been more persistent

oh, that's funny, because i didn't realize you were ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN YEARS OLD. *lifts glaring brow of doom in your general direction*

*g* i hear you, though; if writing is what you love most, you write. and you write beautifully!