tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post114807409374666288..comments2023-09-03T12:16:52.008-04:00Comments on MOCANDO…: Illustration Friday - SorryMichael G. O’Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682070905991771492noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1150513091975957892006-06-16T22:58:00.000-04:002006-06-16T22:58:00.000-04:00Gorgeous self-portrait and sensitive expression of...Gorgeous self-portrait and sensitive expression of your feelings toward your father...thanks for sharing.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770729163244997991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148611567041874292006-05-25T22:46:00.000-04:002006-05-25T22:46:00.000-04:00Very powerful post, and a beautiful illustration. ...Very powerful post, and a beautiful illustration. Thank you for sharing tribute.Pickledoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653450868588714290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148561914625178282006-05-25T08:58:00.000-04:002006-05-25T08:58:00.000-04:00Beautiful words and portrait.Beautiful words and portrait.Amy Zaleskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194537507966018151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148522301402687632006-05-24T21:58:00.000-04:002006-05-24T21:58:00.000-04:00All right. You've made me cry.... Thanks for sha...All right. You've made me cry.... Thanks for sharing this beautiful, heartfelt story.Roz Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054803619943004398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148446565262282252006-05-24T00:56:00.000-04:002006-05-24T00:56:00.000-04:00michael this is so heartfelt and beautiful and it ...michael this is so heartfelt and beautiful and it made me tear up. Truly an inspired drawing and your writing is so from the heart! Love this!!!valerie walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680334509469712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148421439495523022006-05-23T17:57:00.000-04:002006-05-23T17:57:00.000-04:00Wow...this one hits close to home for me. Makes me...Wow...this one hits close to home for me. Makes me think of my own dad, actually, and I'm feeling the same emotions/thoughts. Hmmm.Jeff H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03598785570180777757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148420031171737902006-05-23T17:33:00.000-04:002006-05-23T17:33:00.000-04:00Great illustration. Greater poem/story. Reminds me...Great illustration. Greater poem/story. Reminds me of the song "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics. Take the time while you have the time.<BR/>8^)Larry Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057496004488996320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148405855123365882006-05-23T13:37:00.000-04:002006-05-23T13:37:00.000-04:00WOW Michael, this is amazing, powerful and so nost...WOW Michael, this is amazing, powerful and so nostalgic...Thanks 4 sharing this with us.<BR/>Your self portrait is awesome.Geninnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101516940843233686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148392484752029272006-05-23T09:54:00.000-04:002006-05-23T09:54:00.000-04:00I am now in tears after reading your thoughts. I l...I am now in tears after reading your thoughts. I lost my mother when I was young (she was barely 43)...and, now that I am older and wiser, and her age...I look back and always wish I had not been afraid to share my deeper feelings with her. I guess this is why I speak openly and honestly with my own teen daughter...life can be taken away at any moment.<BR/><BR/>Your self-portrait is awesome, and the look in your eyes are amazing.TXArtcGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802784910420308212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148365026548747092006-05-23T02:17:00.000-04:002006-05-23T02:17:00.000-04:00beatiful, sad and touching...somehow it reminds me...beatiful, sad and touching...somehow it reminds me my father's death a few years ago...great drw sd well...and thanx for your commentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148334184221931292006-05-22T17:43:00.000-04:002006-05-22T17:43:00.000-04:00Beautiful illustration and sad and very touching s...Beautiful illustration and sad and very touching story. Your writing is so good.tiffini elektra xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926867956003547775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148326540014185002006-05-22T15:35:00.000-04:002006-05-22T15:35:00.000-04:00Lovely sentiment, poignantly written, and you defi...Lovely sentiment, poignantly written, and you definitely caught the era with your self-portrait! My first thought was that the figure could be from the '70s -- and sure enough it was!andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148317930535671432006-05-22T13:12:00.000-04:002006-05-22T13:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for coming on my blog...there kind of peopl...Thanks for coming on my blog...there kind of people who don't appreciate my humor...and I'm proud of me to tell them "fuck"...lol<BR/>I love your work!!!!Cezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358879966615231661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148316473189219622006-05-22T12:47:00.000-04:002006-05-22T12:47:00.000-04:00beautiful and expressive. A very touching piece!beautiful and expressive. A very touching piece!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389752072214123232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148306512433777732006-05-22T10:01:00.000-04:002006-05-22T10:01:00.000-04:00This is awesome--the words and picture--very touch...This is awesome--the words and picture--very touching stuff. Great work!stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302940112403120398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148283597793365242006-05-22T03:39:00.000-04:002006-05-22T03:39:00.000-04:00Awh, it's so touching and full of feeling. When yo...Awh, it's so touching and full of feeling. When younger I almost managed to destroy my relationship with my mother, but the faith put its finger to the game and I have had the opportunity to receive good years with this amazing woman. But without those fingers of faith I'm sure we'd still keep our distances. <BR/><BR/>Your writing is very poetic and dreamlike. May be by working like this it's possible for you to forgive yourself, after all you were just a child and did nothing really wrong.Katilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626523212414383460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148264198515076652006-05-21T22:16:00.000-04:002006-05-21T22:16:00.000-04:00That is a beautiful sketch and the words are hard ...That is a beautiful sketch and the words are hard to read. Thanks for sharing this, i'm sure it could not have been easy.HARDWAXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449451806913818892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148257483485600642006-05-21T20:24:00.000-04:002006-05-21T20:24:00.000-04:00michael, i don't know you but am touched by your t...michael, i don't know you but am touched by your tribute to your father. i think there is a secret membership for those of us who have lost our fathers..<BR/><BR/>i am a writer. i encourage you to keep writer. like your illustrations, the muse comes from within,<BR/><BR/>best wishes, kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148254174810501912006-05-21T19:29:00.000-04:002006-05-21T19:29:00.000-04:00Michael - this brought tears to my eyes. It remin...Michael - this brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of the last time I saw my father, the night before he passed away. He had been very ill, and had started falling down a lot. That evening, my mother called me to come over and help him up because he had collapsed trying to go up the stairs. I drove over, helped him up, and brought him to the kitchen table where my mother served him dinner. I had a lot of work to do for the next day, so I kissed him on the top of his head and went home. The next morning at work, my brother called and said my father had died...my mother had gone to wake him up, and apparently he had passed between the time she got up and the time she went to wake him. He had a smile on his face. You know, there are so many things to be sorry for when a parent dies...we go over all the bad things we could have done differently...but in the end, there's a whole lifetime to be happy about. Your words and the portrait of the young you are so poignant, and they touched me.carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650904230033262702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148252596922766562006-05-21T19:03:00.000-04:002006-05-21T19:03:00.000-04:00beautiful drawing...love itbeautiful drawing...love itCezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358879966615231661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148206756105087512006-05-21T06:19:00.000-04:002006-05-21T06:19:00.000-04:00Great drawing, strong and sad words. Very touching...Great drawing, strong and sad words. Very touching! -I too know that feeling.gudbrandsdottirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351745048484701872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148198639709809742006-05-21T04:03:00.000-04:002006-05-21T04:03:00.000-04:00Great, great stuff. Powerful.loveGreat, great stuff. Powerful.<BR/>loveThe Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637800392627781510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148169503264308262006-05-20T19:58:00.000-04:002006-05-20T19:58:00.000-04:00Very moving words and nice of you to share.Very moving words and nice of you to share.Debra Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188340114107079205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148160172041482012006-05-20T17:22:00.000-04:002006-05-20T17:22:00.000-04:00Beautiful work and story. It's hard to realize ho...Beautiful work and story. It's hard to realize how much people mean to us before they're gone.Tony LaRoccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645535189191174927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19637453.post-1148156872852892172006-05-20T16:27:00.000-04:002006-05-20T16:27:00.000-04:00Well thanks for making me CRY. Great illustration,...Well thanks for making me CRY. Great illustration, brimming with feeling. And the writing? Well, you know. *sobs*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com