Thursday, April 22, 2010

Rinske Dekker and Tchau amigos.

Dear friends, as I know I'll stay for a long time without a book, I decided to do a little painting on a piece of canvas I got from my  friend Rodrigo Cunha.
This portrait is also my last job in the group.
I could imagine 500 excuses to talk to you, but the truth is I'm not happy here.

We stayed for almost a month debating ways to make the group work, we did several things to motivate people and today I see exactly the same people mobilized and follow the group rules, but unfortunately my book does not reach them. 

 I'm so sorry for not being able to interact with some brilliant artists of this group (some of which I could portray). Tania and Mario, thanks for the fantastic artwork they did in my book, hopefully I can repay it in group 55.
Ea, I love your work and effort to keep this group I hope to repay it soon.
Benjamin my friend, I'll send the Sandra's book this week along with this little painting that should go to Rinske .
Lidia, now  you send the books directly to Benjamin in Mexico.
Anastasiya, I will send my address to
you send my book for me in Brasil as it is now. I can pay the expense of mail.  
I loved doing each portrait, they had the emotional commitment I made with my artwork.
Thanks

9 comments:

rins said...

Well, I know I will miss you very much here!
But I respect your choice off course and I can imagine that if you put a lot of effort in the group as you did but don't receive books , it puts you off.
Take good care and I hope we will meet again in another moly group.

(And I have to say I am honoured that it is my portrait you painted last)

hugs
rins

lidia said...

this is very sad...
Ramires re a strong member, he gives life to the group.

i understood but is really a great loss.

thanks Ramires for all.
you were the person responsible for my entry into the group.. i m very grateful.

i admire your stance

and i m a lover of your art.

Ea Ejersbo said...

Ramires, this makes me very sad - I was really looking forward to seeing your book and working in it.

I think these portrait exchange groups are quite difficult to make work - there are so many people involved, with just as many added risks of people leaving, being hung up in life, or just losing heart along the way.

I very much hope that we will meet in another exchange at some point. All the best to your in your other exchanges, and may they all go smoothly.

Ramires said...

Muito obrigado Rinske, Lidia e Ea.
You all are very talented people, and have much more patience than me :-)
Ea, I don't know if you have interest, but I have the "Status Chart" art with layers (.psd).
See you :-))

searefusesnoriver said...

Ramires, I am really sad to hear about this and I am truly sorry if I am one of the people that caused you to lose your heart along the way. I was really hoping to have one of your pieces in my sketchbook and to have a chance to get yours, but I guess it wasn't meant to be.

You're amazingly talented and I'm sad to see you go, though it is very understandable. Please take care of yourself and thank you for making this project so special. You really breathed life into it.

Sharon said...

Ramires - so sorry to lose you

jen.ben said...

:(

Siddartha Babbii said...

'm so soory about this notice, i must say i feel so sad, first because i think the last months i was a very slow and no interactive member, i felt guilty, this group is one of my favorites and in fact my best one i think. This is your choice and if you're not happy here i respect that,, hopefully we can exchange something one day in moly x or out of there! Thanks for share your art with us Ramires! Mucha suerte amigo y sonrie! :D

Ramires said...

Sharon e Jen, foi um prazer trabalhar em seus livros, Alecia e Benjamim, eu também estou muito triste por desistir, não é meu perfil, mas fiquem tranquilos o problema não são vocês, mas sim a minha expectativa errada de ter um grupo mais homogêneo. Este é um projeto coletivo e ninguém tem mais ou menos importância. Um grande abraço