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Originally Posted by Garth Herrick
Dear Monique,
Yup, that was me in those plaid golf shorts, the first night. Golly we really did cross paths! That's really cool. (How did you know that guy was me?)
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well, saw your tag...noticed a few folks hanging around in that room, meeting and greeting, figured they were the finalists and started trying to match name tags with paintings...I love connecting faces to paintings, it is a visual aid in remembering who's who. I remember you by your work.
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Originally Posted by Garth Herrick
I hung out a lot with Stephen Pan at the conference. He would be pleased to know how much you liked his work in the finalist's display. I certainly understand if you had a difficult choice on picking your favorite of the thirteen; there were some pretty good paintings in there! I felt humbled.
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Our little group hung with Stephen too...I met him when he was standing around by the portfolio tables shyly showing his work. I peeked over and was blown away!! I complimented him on his work, then proceeded to really look at his entire portfolio. We struck up a conversation, then I introduced him to the magazine editor that I had met. I wanted his story and work to be featured, if they were at all interested in a humble wonderful artist with a great and interesting young life. I then introduced him to my friends that I was at the conference with. One of which is an incredible artist that owns a gallery here in my town. He's won the national duck stamp competition in the 80's, and is a really accomplished artist, I think. Anyhow, he was really taken with Stephen also and invited him to come down, expenses paid, lodging included, and do a workshop sometime. Stephen, of course, didn't feel worthy of such but was so honored, he eventually was talked into it. We have not gotten back in touch with him about setting something up yet, but I still have his card. I look for him online occasionally, still thinking he has a HUGE future ahead of him. I love his style...even though it is very different from mine. It is just breathtaking. There were MANY there that I thought the same about, he was just one of the very few that I met.
Thanks again for the kind greetings!! Have a wonderful New Year!!
Monique