Active Artist Over 80 !!!

Where is Roger? He's got some good stories to tell!

No really... where is Roger?

Tony I have no related story but love yours!

This is awesome, Tony!
Keep up the great work!

What a great story, Tony.

Thanks for the comments every one !!!

You must have been deeply touched to receive that e- mail

As time goes on, this child might receive a similar e-mail about that time when he was fishing with his grandfather



As with all your art, a deeply touching painting

Tony I love your work and so glad you have continued for so long.

Your work is peaceful, tranquil and fun.

OK... I have one. I'm 90 and and grew up in the South, living in Funeral Homes.

One of my younger sisters recently started retracing the places she lived in, and visited Russellville, Alabama and took a tour of the old mansions in the town.

She was in the home shown here and asked, "Did this used to be a Funeral Home?" It was, she was told. During WWII. "Well, this used to be my bedroom!"

As she was leaving the next door neighbor struck up a conversation and asked her if she had a brother named Charles. She said yes and he said,

"OMG, Charles used to invite kids over to play hide and seek and he'd get us into the casket room, turn off the lights and scare us half to death! Please tell him, I still remember that!"

I love this one.

That's amazing, Tony. Keep on keepin' on.

You've got 13 years on me but I've been an avid photographer for a bit over 64 years. My parents gifted me a home darkroom kit for my 11th birthday because of my interest in photography.

Great stories Tony and Chuck!

Some of my best friends are well over 80. I am a baby compared to them. They are all very active

Love this work in particular. "unsung heroes" as I call tools like that

Tony when I was a kid, my interest was not on my art. It was on all the lovely ladies around me.

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And today I never felt so young, with now there are 2 coots that I know of, on this site older than my 87 years.

By the way, Chuck, regarding the funeral home, when I was 7, I spent 3 early mornings, on my own, by the side of my deceased beloved Grandmother, as she was laid out in our living room....The hardest thing for me to get over, was that even though I spent all that direct time with her in her later years, when she was still alive, and then tragically after her death, I was deemed too young to go to the burial.


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Susan, I was wondering why my ears were red today

Roger, Chuck, Bill...Great stories. Hope I didn't miss anyone. Thanks for replies from everyone. I didn't think this would cause so many nice replies. Love you all. have a great day..

What an inspiration Tony!

How beautiful! May I please ask which one of your works is hanging in the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Tony, if you don't mind to tell us?

And you, Roger! You worked on the design and construction of the Metropolitan Opera House? Wao!

(Edit: I hope you don't mind I mentioned it, it's true it was before you started making art, but still quite impressive!)

Lucia,

How would you like to become my publicity agent?

Everything is fine, no need to fret

Thanks for the kind words

:) thank you!

Very interesting story,Tony!


This is so beautiful!

Beautiful stories Tony and Chuck. I really enjoyed reading them.

I will be 83 in a few days. I started drawing while very young, also. After my dad died in 1996, age 95, I was going through his file cabinet. He had saved some of my color crayon drawings that I made at age 5. I am happy to have them.

Skip forward to 2000, after I retired, I wanted to pick up my drawing art. I used colored pencils and still enjoy seeing some of the works, which I have hanging on the walls.

Then, life got busy, playing golf, traveling a lot, and shooting a lot of photographs. Many of the images are posted on FAA.

Skip forward to 2018. Once again, I decided to start doing a variety of art again. I made a lot of dot paintings, mostly using Dual Brush Pens. They are very abstract and some are microscopic in origin, such as plant and Stem cells.

Then, I fell in love with creating Collages! Some are posted on FAA.

After several years with those two media, I started watercolor painting— my favorite media. OMG! That is tough. After struggling a lot, I realized that I had to go back to the beginning, by DRAWING. I use mostly watercolor pencils. That has been a real learning experience.

Now, I feel more confident and I intend to start doing watercolor paintings again, picking up where I left off when I realized I needed to practice drawing much better.

Some success in watercolor painting would be a DREAM COME TRUE!

You are all great inspirations, well done.

Tony! et all septuagenarians , great thread, great story/stories. 85, soon, me. Keeping on keeping on! too.

Well done, Chuk, Kirsten and Viva!

Kirsten, what did you use to teach, if I may ask, please?

Sorry Chuk, I missed you before!

Lucia.....You must be referring to the painting Family Ties, it was accepted into the prestigious "Art of the State of Pa. annual competition in 2006. The painting hung at the State Museum of Pa. , across from the Capitol Building from June 10, thru Sept 16 2006

If you look closely at the painting you will see the artist, husband, wife, birthdays, date married, number of children.

Thanks for calling attention to this painting, it's one of my favorites.

Viva and Kirsten...thanks for responding!!! Keep painting...Kirsten I was thinking 9f going back to Water Colors again. Hope I'm not missing anyone.

Tony,

RE:... "9f"

We are so much alike

Please don't correct this

Tony, you hided them well! Help me out, please!


Edit: so very beautiful, by the way!

@ Lucia, I was a home economics teacher. I mostly taught consumer education, independent living, and housing and interior design. I taught in Minnesota for three years before moving to Southern California. I worked for Los Angeles USD for 31 years, loving every day. I would have also have loved teaching art.

@ Tony, your watercolors are wonderful. I know you would do more spectacular work!

@ Viva, I often think of our two trips to your beautiful country. I met Kaye Menner in Sydney. Wish I had met you.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments!

Thank you, Kirsten, for your kind reply!

Your story is very nice! Adorable! My grandpa was professional jeweler, he continued to create gold-n-diamond beauty in his age 93. He said that it was a great pleasure to be able to create jewelry, it is an art. I agree with that, jewelry is an art.

Dear Sofia

Thank you for your reply about your grandpa . I know his feelings. I get the greatest pleasure going into my studio and getting lost in my paintings. Have a good day!

My father-in-law is 91 years old, and I bet his sons, that he will live to 100.

It's all about finding a passion, and doing it.

LOVE YOUR WORK, TONY! ~ You are an awesome painter.

Hi Maria :

That is true Maria, it's all about staying active. Hope he makes the 100th. Thanks for the comments on my paintings.

Tony

It feels odd to me that in 8 years I'll be an octogenarian. I hope I can keep up the creative work like you guys - thank you for the inspiration!

Hi Mary :

Keeping on creating. I find that if I paint every day it keeps my hand steady and the creative mind working. Your work is beautiful.

Tony

Thanks, Tony - so is yours!

Beautiful story, Tony.

I will be 80 in three years. I had a very late start in art. I do not paint, but I started fine art photography just six years ago. I would love to have my art life longevity over 80 years :-)

Hi Yuri :

Don't think about age, just do your Fine Art Photography from day to day, You will wake one day and say to yourself {how did I get to be this old . I never thought I would be 88 years young and still painting. Your work is wonderful.

Tony..