[Aquanet] Cia's watercolor friends

[ABush]

Raymond and others.
I like the simple memorial for Ed West on the web page.  I noticed that 
we have not done anything for Jeannie Sommers whose beautiful work is in 
Gallery Three.  Perhaps there should be a Memorial Gallery page.  I 
don't know if that is feasible, but I do think we need to remember her 
as well as Cia and Ed.
Annette Bush

GigiGirl3 at aol.com wrote:
> 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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