Thank you! Your thoughtful comments warmed and cheered me. I’m feeling better, and I’m pleased to be back to blogging. I’m taking it slowly, but look forward to visiting all of your blogs very soon.
Better
January 5, 2014
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Comments on: "Better" (67)
I love your delicate colorful ballerina painting.
Happy to hear you’re feeling better. 🙂
Hi, thanks for your appreciation on my drawings!
Sending you thoughts of flowers and chicken soup Elena! Happy New Year and best wishes for feeling even better soon. A beautiful painting!
Beautiful work… 🙂
I’m glad to hear that you are feeling better, Elena 🙂 Missed you lovely photos and art too!
She’s beautiful!
I’m glad to hear you’re on the mend Elena. Continued health to you…
Glad that you are feeling better Elena! I’m also glad to have you back blogging- it’s always a pleasure to look at your amazing artwork! And the ballerina is no exception- gorgeous painting!
A beautiful dancer! I’m so pleased you are feeling better 🙂
Fluency is amazing!So beautiful work 🙂
Many thanks:)
Welcome back, dear Elena! Very nice sketch, as always.
Happy New Year! 🙂
Thank you Stefania! And a Happy New Year to you!
Take your time don’t rush into it! Just get WELL!!!
Working on it Jasmine. Thank you!
Welcome back. Happy New Year.
Take it easy. 🙂
I am:) Thanks much Sarah, and Happy New Year to you.
Hello, my friend. Be well. Stay well. Lovely, sweet ballerina.
Thanks ever so much Marian:)
Hi, Elena! Happy New Year! 🙂
Thank you! Happy New Year to you!
Nice to see you back, Elena! Happy new year! 🙂
Thank you Richard. Happy New Year to you too!
Good to see you back, Elena: Happy New Year! 🙂
Thank you Stefano, you too!
glad you are feeling better. welcome back
Thanks Stacy Michelle!
Welcome back, Elena and a Happy New Healthy Year!! 🙂
To you as well Marina, Thanks!
I am way behind, and have missed several of your posts – so sorry to hear you weren’t well, but so good to hear you are feeling better! Lovely delicate dancer, she could float away like thistledown!
Thanks very much Anna!
Hooray! Absence only makes our hearts grow fonder Elena..beautiful delicacy in this little dancer!
Good to hear from you Cath, and thank you:)
Reblogged this on The Pretty Canary.
Thanks for the reblog!
Is wonderful!
Thanks so much!
Welcome back, Elena. So glad you’re feeling better. Happy new year!
Thank you! A Happy New Year to you as well.
Good to have you back. 🙂
Thank you!
So glad to see you back here, Elena. And your dancer is a thing of delicate wonder x
Thanks very much Rachel, good to be back:)
Wonderful that you’re feeling better! And the dancer ❤
Much appreciated Lilly!
So happy you are on the mend! So looking forward to seeing more of your creations! Happy New Year!
Thank you Robin. Happy New Year to you as well!
You have captured a dream and brushed it on paper to delight us all. Virginia
So beautifully phrased Virginia. Thanks very much.
Elena great to see you back the magic wand brush as always tuned feel better 🙂
Thanks very much Doron!
Glad to see more of your work again, and even happier to read you’re feeling better!
Thanks so much Jeff!
Welcome back. Love the sweet ballerina.
Thanks Jill!
Beautiful and so delicate! Welcome back!
Thank you Cindy!
It is so nice to hear you dear Elena, I am glad you feel better. Your dancer is amazing, Thank you, love, nia
Thank you Nia, glad to be back!
I’ve missed such delightful dreaminess …
Better is a good word to hear 🙂 welcome back Elena !
Lovely:) Great that you are feeling better! The painting is awsome, just love the colors!
Thanks so much!
Happy news – so glad to see you on the mend and back to creating magic. This watercolor girl is priceless – love the kiss and bow. Take care ~
That’s great news, Elena! Welcome back..Love this painting!
Welcome back
Hugs! So glad you’re feeling better!
Cause for celebration! Great to hear you are on the mend and back to creating.
You dancer is pure grace.
I bet her underpants are a defiantly striped deep purple and yellow, thick lines of it!