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10-07-2008, 12:58 PM
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SOG Member
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'04 Merit Award PSA
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Location: Great Neck, NY
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Congratulations Michele. I know you've worked very hard for this and it's well deserved.
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10-07-2008, 03:23 PM
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Location: Narberth, PA
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Michele,
A HUGE congratulations to you! It looks like a very elegant presentation, and to be unveiling three governors' portraits on one day is quite an accomplishment. They look terrific and the governors look as pleased as punch. ! I know you worked hard. Those 1890s portraits will be a lot of fun!
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10-07-2008, 10:53 PM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Location: Montesano, Washington
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Congratulations Michele, the paintings look great. I'm looking forward to seeing more!
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10-07-2008, 11:45 PM
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Joined: Jul 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Michele, major congratulations to you- the paintings are wonderful and you have become a real powerhouse in this field. I am so proud to know you, my talented friend!
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10-08-2008, 06:29 AM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Location: Signal Mountain, TN
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Congratulations on your tremendous success, Michele. It is so exciting to see your meteoric rise.
Any chance of you posting the portraits here with details so we can see?
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10-08-2008, 09:08 AM
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CAFE & BUSINESS MODERATOR
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Here's what the newspapers wrote about this portrait:
"When former Wyoming Gov. Jim Geringer arrived for his official portrait sitting, he was carrying one of his best suits -- but he secretly hoped the artist would let him wear what he had on: his trademark vest, cowboy hat and bolo tie.
The artist, Michele Rushworth of Sammamish, Wash., was more than accommodating.
"I didn't want this to look like a portrait of a businessman from Connecticut, I wanted this to look like a Wyoming governor," said Rushworth, who insisted Geringer stay true to his western roots for the portrait.
"He came to the sitting in what I imagine as the perfect Wyoming governor attire," Rushworth added.
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10-08-2008, 09:16 AM
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CAFE & BUSINESS MODERATOR
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This governor was in office in the 1960's and is now 95 years old. The portrait sitting was done with him in his favorite living room chair. I had him looking off to the left, out a nearby window, to capture the feeling that he's "looking back" over his years in office. This gentleman was also a United States Senator. He doesn't travel much any more and so was not at the unveiling.
His grandson read a speech that he wrote though, which included this quote from Benjamin Franklin: "We must all hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately."
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