Wednesday, February 25, 2009

February 25



Normally, I'm not a name dropper. But today I received a present -- the gorgeous print above -- from accomplished plein air painter and budding multimedia artist Anne Fitzpatrick

She lives in the luxury apartment building where I work as a concierge in the evenings, so I've known her for a few years now. In the course of several evenings last year, I offered her advice and instruction on using Photoshop to complete an art project she was working on: Iconic Handbags. I'm technically skilled at photo enhancement, and I'm a pretty good teacher, so I was able to help her take her artistic vision and turn it into physical reality.

This evening, she surprised me with this lovely framed print of my favorite part of the project, inscribed to me, and a nice personal note as well. It was such a thoughtful gesture. And, of course, it had to be my Photo of the Day.

Note: Artwork is copyright Anne Fitzpatrick and reproduced here with her kind permission.

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