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To all of my mother's Renderosity friends:
It saddens me to no end to tell you that my mother, Mina, passed on May 31st, from endometrial cancer. She is survived by my father, Roger, and myself. I apologize for not letting you all know sooner, but her passing has left me with a broken heart and it is very hard to write this, even now. I don't suppose there will ever come a time that it will be easier.
I know how much she loved you all, how much it meant to her to have met such wonderful people, and how much it meant to her to create & share her art with you. I am leaving her work here for a while, as tribute to her, her beauty, her talent & her love.
Brightest Blessings to you all!
Heather
 Mina's daughter
Thanks to all for stopping by and hope you enjoy your visit.
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Third Place Winner in the 2008 "Carnival Of Evil" Halloween Contest Writing Category
The Eater Of Hearts
~ Love & Hugs ~
* Mina *
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
~Pablo Picasso
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"Artists must be sacrificed to their art.
Like bees, they must put
their lives into the sting they give."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"I get out my work and have a show for myself before I have it publicly.
I make up my own mind about how good or bad or indifferent it is.
After that the critics can write what they please.
I have already settled it for myself so flattery
and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.
~Georgia O'Keeffe
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~People may not remember what you say,
but they'll always remember how you made them feel ~
Photo Credit:
stock xchng
Brush Credits:
prettybrush.deviantart.com
Comments (65)
gunsan
Wonderful birthday greeting for Jill. I once more wish you a happy Birtday, and congrats to you Mina for makinh this beautiful image!
2Loose2Trek
What a wonderful birthday dedication. Well done dear Mina. Hugs!
Surama
A wonderful dedication!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
elmurray
This is just beautiful, Mina. It reminds me of the artist Rembrandt. Superb artwork! Eileen xx
three_grrr
Awesome!! Happy birthday to Jill!
awjay
SUPERB AND CREATIVE AS EVER ..... :)
rainbows
Oh Mina!! A superb artwork and a beautiful gift to dear Jilly :-) Happy Birthday dearest Jilly :-) May you day be filled with Joys. Hugs gentle for you both. Diane.
Claywoman
Wow such a beautiful birthday gift!
janedj
Very Lovely Work!!!!!!!!
kurtsart
Excellent and beautiful gift to Jill! Kurt
visionart
Mina.....Jillian Will Love This!!...Excellent Artwork! "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILLIAN"
Jay-el-Jay
I like the look of the tranparent layers.
3Dillusions
Beautiful Mina :)
bpclarke
Superbly done. What a wonderful birthday gift. Excellent work. Bunny
Rowens
Stunning work!!! :) :) :)
eekdog
beautiful work, kinda makes you wonder what she's thinking.
angel_dust
Great work!
collinbabcock
What a very special and incredibly beautiful work - WOW
michele574
excellent!!
irakika
Excellent work and dedication!
romanceworks
A beautifully painted portrait for Jilly. CC
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful Artistry
cameraobscura2
This is exceptional work and a most beautiful gift for a wonderful friend. What intersts me about this art work are the layered textures like a tissue paper montage in which transparent layers of paper build on each other into rich tones. Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing. egmont
npauling
Beautiful work and you have achieved a lovely expression on her face.
BobaDuffs
Wonderful portrait and textures detail surrounding it Jill lucky to have you as a friend to make this for her!
nikolais
Mina, the dedi was made by your heart...
TheAnimaGemini
Wow Mina. This is simply stunning!!!Gorgeous work.
pops
AWESOME!!!!
wildgoha
most beauty even if i don't like this feeling , art is wonderful and colors like heaven to this
boris0317
Look at those eyes! Wow! Very beautiful.