Comments on: 100 Years and Still Curious – Lessons from My Friend Sandy https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:32:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61459 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:32:21 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61459 In reply to Pam.

Hah hah Pam! I can see by your last comment that you clearly looked carefully at the photo!!
I love that you mention engaging with people of all ages – this is definitely something Sandy has taught me and now I am on the lookout for younger-than-me people to connect with. Sandy always said that being with younger folk made him feel younger.
Thank you for the comment about my portrait of Sandy. It’s time to do another one with his post-COVID beard!!

]]> By: Pam https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61437 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:11:24 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61437 Well…warmest birthday wishes to Sandy and many happy returns! The milestone is not only that he turned 100, but how he did that while managing to look and act at least 25 years younger. I love the pastel you did of him from your Jan/19 post, Gail. You captured a look of gentle good will and… a warm contentment (or something close to that), for sure. As you say, Gail, part of the secret (along with the obvious good genes) would have to be curiosity and then action, engaging with people (of all ages), and a willingness to remain open to change. Those things seem to be the secret to almost everything in life, including art, don’t they? And YES, add to that: a ‘wee dram’ when the mood strikes, and the occasional cookie (or two)!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61434 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:49:17 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61434 In reply to Julia Menard.

Awwww Julia thank you for such warm words. An indeed, it is a love letter to all you’ve said!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61433 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:48:17 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61433 In reply to Ruth Joseph-Pike.

Ruth, how lovely of you to have sent the article on to your Mum-thank you! I’m so glad it resonated with you. Sandy is such an inspiration (as is my Mum!).

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61432 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:46:19 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61432 In reply to ABBY Joan BURLEY.

Thanks so much Abby – so lovely to hear that!!

]]> By: Julia Menard https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61424 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 04:49:28 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61424 Happy birthday Sandy & what a wonderful love letter to Sandy, to art, to your Mum & to life!! Thank you Gail for contributing your beautiful creativity to us and the world!!

]]> By: Ruth Joseph-Pike https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61421 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:51:09 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61421 Gail, what a beautiful ode to the spirit of life. My parents are in their mid 90’s so I sent your article to my mom. All that you said resonates so true. I hope we can all learn from what you wrote and be able to take it in no matter how much longer we have to live.
Thanks

]]> By: ABBY Joan BURLEY https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61419 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:17:21 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61419 Happy Birthday Sandy and thank you Gail for sharing this story. I enjoyed reading it and the encouragement to keep on “pasteling”. Your blogs are always so entertaining and inspiring.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61411 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:59:42 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61411 He sounds like a really active guy. Sooooo inspiring!]]> In reply to Erika.

Oh that’s MARVELLOUS Erika!! An early Happy Birthday to your Dad 🎉 He sounds like a really active guy. Sooooo inspiring!

]]> By: Erika https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/100-years-and-still-curious-lessons-from-my-friend-sandy/#comment-61409 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:00:16 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32241#comment-61409 Hi Gail,
Happy Birthday Sandy! My dad, also an artist will turn 103 soon. He remains curious about the world, has a huge stack of “to-read” books on his table, participates in social gatherings and book clubs, goes walking and loves to cook. He sends his greetings too! Enjoy your birthday!

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