Don was a painter of note.
His abstracts are much appreciated by his wide range of collectors. His portraits always caught the soul of the
personality of his sitter. How cold that
all sounds. There was nothing cold about
Don at all. He became family.
I met him in 1966.
I met him in 1966.
After a tour hanging out of the door of a gunship in
Vietnam, he enrolled in art classes at Southwestern College. Our GI Bills didn’t arrive. In response, he started the Veterans Organization
there, and soon we had our pittances in the bank once again. His friends became our friends, and we were a
tight bunch of artists and artisans.
He had a series of increasinly successful shows, and a
couple of very good galleries, and a pair of really interesting studios. Part time jobs such as hours at Mad Jacks and
Radio Shack kept him going between shows.
He met a wonderful woman in the 1990’s, and he moved to Bellingham
Washington with Georges help.
We have had sporadic contact since then, but it didn’t
matter. He was engraved on our hearts
with love.
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I remember him from another of your posts. Each time you speak of him, I feel more of how great a presence he was.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. I really like his 'dolphin waves.'
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice tribute to your friend.
ReplyDeleteHe looks like 4 different people!
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing riches you have in your life.
ReplyDeleteHe sounds like a very special man.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom and I just found out about Don's passing. My Uncle Dan Noetling passed away around the same time as Don, that's very strange.
ReplyDeleteIN any case, we're both in Los Angeles, I'm married and have a 7 year old Daughter. Mom and Dennis live about 5 minutes away and are really enjoying being grandparents.
We'd love to get in touch. Mom is especially keen on reconnecting.
Love
William Noetling.