[Aquanet] Cia's watercolor friends

[GigiGirl3 at aol.com]

Hi,
Lately Cia began a webgroup called Cia's watercolor friends which some of  
the Aquanet members might have joined.  She wanted to gather artists to  
encourage them to sell their works online or otherwise.  Also she felt  
watercolor was not getting the respect of oil and other media--she wanted  to 
discuss how to get a better place for watercolors. She was very  excited about 
the group and for awhile artists shared ideas and messages.   There was a way 
to add photos of paintings to share.   As Cia's health  deteriorated, she 
did not have time to keep up the pages. Although I have known  Cia online for 
awhile, during this page, I got to know her much  better.   
 
She loved painting and shared her methods and plans.   During the  years, 
she had suffered with illnesses but she always returned to her painting  with 
excitement and energy.  Recently she had problems being outside but  she 
would wrap herself up to protect her skin from light and go outdoors to  paint 
anyway.  She was a  very determined gal and a very inspiring  Southern 
belle. 
 
In the memorial, her family has said that she loved to sing and taught  
harmony to her family.
  In one of her last messages to me she wrote that her four children  were 
gathering to see her. She was looking forward to singing with  them.   
Looking back,  I think this mid-August gathering of her  family was a sign that 
her life was ending.  But she was so upbeat in her  message to me, that I 
didn't see it.  I only saw her love of her  family.
 
When a person adds a message to the memorial, there is a place to upload a  
photo.   I don't think the family has upload paintings.    One thing Cia 
did say to me recently was she was sorry she had sold some of her  best 
watercolors.   Maybe if Aquanet is going to have a page for her,  we can gather 
photos of her best works? She did have a print place where  some of her prints 
were being sold. And her family may have photos?
 
Pauline Buss 
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