I’m reading you for the first time and consider this essay a great gift. Your gift of a beautifully told struggle as well as pathways to memories and challenges of my own.
A fascinating read, where you’ve beautifully articulated a vital and rarely heard perspective. I can only begin to imagine the emotional excavation that it takes to write such a complex relationship. Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece.
Beautiful as always, dear Eliza, with such heartfelt emotion. I think this writing takes a kind of courage that I both admire and envy. Love your choice of the poem.
‘He was a warm, funny, loving man, anyone will tell you. But for his painting, he’d grow horns like a Satyr.’ You describe the ambivalence so well, Eliza. Excavating these memories and images can’t be easy, but you are a great curator and interpreter!
I’m reading you for the first time and consider this essay a great gift. Your gift of a beautifully told struggle as well as pathways to memories and challenges of my own.
Thank you. I’m your reader now.
I’m so glad you found me. I understand that feeling well.
Eliza,
This is such a rich exploration of the tension between artist and subject. I really enjoyed reading this. thank you for sharing.
This is marvellous, Eliza. So complex and nuanced and darkly unsettling but written with such clarity.
Thank you, Lucy.
The Rosetti poem was a perfect ending.
Your slant as a narrator offers a side door into the deeper questions about artists and their art. The writing is always compelling.
Thank you! That poem popping up in my inbox felt like a wink from the universe
A fascinating read, where you’ve beautifully articulated a vital and rarely heard perspective. I can only begin to imagine the emotional excavation that it takes to write such a complex relationship. Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece.
Beautiful writing. I have such a sense of the tension and complexity, and the portraits are beautiful
Thank you for reading and appreciating what I’m up to, Dr. Lily Dunn
Pleasure!
Beautiful as always, dear Eliza, with such heartfelt emotion. I think this writing takes a kind of courage that I both admire and envy. Love your choice of the poem.
Thank you, Amy. I appreciate your recognizing what goes into this kind of essay and your loyal readership. 😊
Eliza . Yes! I see this. Beautifully written. What a story..
‘He was a warm, funny, loving man, anyone will tell you. But for his painting, he’d grow horns like a Satyr.’ You describe the ambivalence so well, Eliza. Excavating these memories and images can’t be easy, but you are a great curator and interpreter!
Thank you, Wendy. This post took many weeks, indeed.
Thank you, Dorothy!