Portraits ( Robert Allen, Lea Davies, Martha Finney, Becky Burcher and the charcoal of Lynda Nersesian )I painted with acrylics or drew of my fellow friends/ students at RMC! Randolph Macon College years-19721976

The photo is of Suzie Lykes and myself at RMC when she and her parents brought me to see RMC for the first time with Bill and Connie.

I added thevtwo chocolates from the reception at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC - shiny blue a shony gold circles, and gathered leaves to add some more for fun! Lynda Nersesian in charcoal that I drew as one of the very first at Starr maybe as a freshman? it was early. She shared a story with us at the campus diner then before the Campus Building, rushing back to our table far back from the counter up front withn such joy and appreciation for the ladies up front preparing our requests. sShe gushed with earnestness and conviction that they wete great and doing a great job and deserved to be appreciated and acknowledged more than they were. I loved Lynda even more than I already did for that! And she was right! I have taken that joy and comment from her to my heart and folliw it to this day! So vital, so necessary! Thanks Lynda!

Visiting George and Lynne Turman in their beautiful home in Mechanicsville VA not very far away from Randolph MaconCollege that we all attended and graduated from 1973 for George and 1976 for Lynne and me. David Charles (. Chuck ) Forrest drove there in April 2025 on a great Monday there beautiful weather, music, companionship, reminiscing and all! Great moments together!

NOTHING like starting a blogspot post better than with a box turtle that has a life span of fifty ir more yesrs so this one living a good lifr in Mechanicsville Virginia was orobably alive in the mid seventies when i was there 1972-1976! Imagine that George and Lynne Turman and David Charles ( Chuck Forrest ) as we met at George and Lynne's home for a grand reunion after 50 plus years being apart! George plays pne song on a guitar for me, a traditional folk song. I drew several sketches of George, 3 of Lynne and two or three of Chuck with my oil pastels and ink pens.

The photos above are of Lynne and George Turman and my sketches of them. Except the video above of Stepganie Cluff that kne the song " You're going to make me lonesome when you go " and after a lovely evening here at home with us drinking French champagne she sang it in our kitchen acapella ! Beautiful Stephanie! Oops I slready mentioned this snd so it's a repeat! Below is my good friend today playing or dinging acapella the Bob Dylan dong " You're going to make me lonesome when you go " that George dang to us all in the mid seventies and that brought me home to oeace, love, warmth and safety! Thanks George i will post your song but it is too here , so will have to shorten it so they will post it. And this which follows is a note George wrote to me on the back of this photo or on a sheet of paper.