tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post6711174383057375640..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: In praise of the older artist - Mary Anderson GriersonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-24588392894081264582014-08-02T18:58:21.689+00:002014-08-02T18:58:21.689+00:00What an inspiring life. It reminds me a little of ...What an inspiring life. It reminds me a little of Marianne North at Kew. She only started painting seriously at 40 when her father died and she was free to travel the world. I first heard about her on Blue Peter and although I'd been to Kew many times had never visited her gallery. When I did it was a revelation.Wall to wall paintings! And all achieved after she was 40.theartistsdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226003809268986249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-41509444393758580352014-08-02T08:05:58.795+00:002014-08-02T08:05:58.795+00:00What a wonderful place to work. Or so it seems. An...What a wonderful place to work. Or so it seems. And the benches are such a sweet and compassionate gesture ~ something of a fading characteristic in places of employment in our times. I loved getting to know Mary. Her story is a true inspiration for all of us!<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing it.rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/herhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697387190111527024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-83571237498991376942014-08-02T00:36:31.782+00:002014-08-02T00:36:31.782+00:00Thank you for sharing this. It's inspiring.Thank you for sharing this. It's inspiring. SWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994276200268158477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-30553358285803216152014-08-01T16:13:44.883+00:002014-08-01T16:13:44.883+00:00Thank you for this encouraging post! I just saw ph...Thank you for this encouraging post! I just saw photos of the poppies at the Tower of London - am hoping you will go and give an in-person report. Thanks for all your posts, hope book is all finished!katy gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721933522533252780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-12977224692976736042014-08-01T15:37:05.786+00:002014-08-01T15:37:05.786+00:00What a lovely article and how encouraging for arti...What a lovely article and how encouraging for artists, especially us female artists, for whom the bloom of youth was a long time ago!Karen Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704942162583627109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-19925785508931222022014-08-01T14:05:29.593+00:002014-08-01T14:05:29.593+00:00Thank you for sharing this - what an inspiration f...Thank you for sharing this - what an inspiration for those of us just finding our passion in later years !maryellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650398903057389834noreply@blogger.com