tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post937617336197825696..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Pensions for artists and creative practitionersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-9580008430863567782007-03-18T04:41:00.000+00:002007-03-18T04:41:00.000+00:00Alot of us in the US have no pensions either. esp...Alot of us in the US have no pensions either. especially when we freelance or work for a non union studio (animation). When I work union it's great because I can have a non taxable percentage of my paycheck go toward a pension, but many of the jobs I get are non union and I end up saving money to pay the taxes at the end of the year. Retirement? can't imagine that.<BR/>Nice drawing though. Maybe I"ll be an artists' model when I am too old to hold a pencil.dfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553700992955429432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-6653393697115989252007-03-12T09:48:00.000+00:002007-03-12T09:48:00.000+00:00Jana - As I get older and hear about the problems ...Jana - As I get older and hear about the problems faced by people experiencing health services in other countries I begin to appreciate the NHS more and more.<BR/><BR/>Amira - thanks. The drawing was done about 12 years ago and is of a lovely lady with a very wise soul, who is a friend that I only ever used to see on painting holidays - which is how we became friends. She had either just retired or was just about to retire when I did this drawing.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-26147431828450482472007-03-12T08:45:00.000+00:002007-03-12T08:45:00.000+00:00Interesting read as allways, but I must comment on...Interesting read as allways, but I must comment on the drawing: It's just fantastic!<BR/>And apart from being a beautiful drawing I feel like I get to know the person portrayed just by looking at her here...<BR/><BR/>AmiraRegula Scheifelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054719005982688439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-43890811053033686312007-03-11T16:22:00.000+00:002007-03-11T16:22:00.000+00:00I like the clean lines in this drawing and admire ...I like the clean lines in this drawing and admire your cross hatching technique. How to afford retirement or old age is such an important issue. I know so many people who have no savings. The scariest part of retirement in the US is medical care since it's horribly expensive and is mostly a private system where health insurers can choose not to cover anyone for any reason.Jana Bouchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019523068496828367noreply@blogger.com