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I drew this cartoon portrait for a friend's 50th birthday.
It refers to Jenny Joseph's poem:
WARNING
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
45 Comments
Mark Kokopelli Watkins, Artist 23 Oct 2015
Fun...love this one!! And as far as I am concerned, you may wear what you like, young lady! Mark Kokopelli...ihor khoynyak 03 Aug 2010
Hm-m-m... I like it!marc doutherd 02 Feb 2006
This is wonderful!Jerry 26 Jan 2006
Cool picture, colors and idea.charles hooper 07 Dec 2005
AWESOME PASTEL DIANA !! GREAT COLORS!Renata Cavanaugh 05 Dec 2005
Awesome!K L Marsala 04 Dec 2005
reminds me of carman miranda! splendid work!jO ANNA jARVIS 26 Nov 2005
I Love this...Great job!Armando Salas 13 Nov 2005
Heheheeee.... Funny. My Fair Lady??? :-)))Gayle Taylor 04 Oct 2005
VERY FUNNY!!! I love it!!LOLCristina Marsi 28 Sep 2005
Didnt know that poem, but now I'm loving it. And i think your drawing reflects it perfectly! *Applauds*Carolin Schweizer 27 Sep 2005
haha I like that one. So many details. It is a wonderful idea to illustrate the poem!Ramaz Razmadze 26 Sep 2005
Full of humor and perfectly executed. And thank you for your deep and correct comment on my work. Cheers, RamazSusan Epps 25 Sep 2005
Beautiful work, Diana....I fully intend to grow old disgracefully !Sara Deutsch 24 Sep 2005
Delightful poem, and your whimsical illustration is perfect!Pat Abbott 22 Sep 2005
I love the poem and your visual to go with it. That is a great expression she is wearing.Mercilla Camacho 22 Sep 2005
How funny.this is a great design.Tabitha Borges 20 Sep 2005
she wonderful so detailed and I love the feathers in her hat..Juan Gomez 18 Sep 2005
Funny drawing I like itWilliam Boyer 06 Sep 2005
what fun.Greg Joens 30 Aug 2005
My mother in law loved this poem and had it hanging in her house... Shed have loved to hang this up too!Femi Johnson 29 Aug 2005
Excellent!!!! Diana, wonderful concept and executionLes Jobes 29 Aug 2005
This is most wonderful!! I met a group of Ladies from the "Red Hat Society" here, and they were a tonne of fun. They let me wear one of their hats - even took a picture of me wearing the hat, you can see it on my portfolio page if you like... even though I am not officially old enough to be wearing one apparently! They were so fun! FABULOUS drawing Diana! I love her bunny slippers!! :o)Peter Leahy 27 Aug 2005
what a fabulous portrait this is!!!!!Karina Ishkhanova 26 Aug 2005
It is outstanding! I love it!Aris Stathakis 26 Aug 2005
This is amazing :) great work!!Christine brand 26 Aug 2005
OOO! Diana! This is abslutely Great!!! I know that poem too. LOL! MY MOM Loves purple she always has!! She painted the entire Kitchen purple, everything! It was so wild, U know, that Lavender sweet sugar color...Hehehe! She had the same color slippers n robe n raincoat, umbrella gollashes, hat too n then she had her bicycle painted to match that!!! Wild!! LOL!!! I can really see this carzy stuff!! At least it wasn't dull!!! Have a Wicked Evening n a Funner Weekend!!! Love CBMarilyn Servais 25 Aug 2005
nice !!! i love it !!Reba McDonald 25 Aug 2005
A very cool image Diana.Loredana 25 Aug 2005
This is fantastic Diana i just love it great composition :)Katerina Koukiotis 25 Aug 2005
this is so fun and your pastel work is awesome!!Nira Dabush 25 Aug 2005
This is simply GREAT FUN WORK...Very creative...superb work,DianaFiona Hooper 25 Aug 2005
Diana does it again! Well done, a great interpretation of the poem.stephanie atlee 25 Aug 2005
This is wonderful...i love the expression of the poem and i am sure your friend was very impressed.Virginia Gordon 24 Aug 2005
Diana, This is GREAT! I love the Painting, and the Poem, I had never heard it. YOU got it just RightJan Christensen 24 Aug 2005
I love this poem and your portrait! "And I'm going to pound my umbrella on car hoods when they get too close to me in the crosswalk!"Anonymous Guest 24 Aug 2005
TERRIFIC! Super pastel!...Great Gift!Emily Reed 24 Aug 2005
A grewat guffaw! I luv it.georgia brown 24 Aug 2005
Great work Diana, love her expression!!thea walstra 24 Aug 2005
Gorgeous, funny, cute and awesome workeileen martin 24 Aug 2005
ah, a 'red hat' lady, very fun, expressive, and well done:)Stephanie Bradley 24 Aug 2005
This demonstrates great fun and spirit. it's so great. Bunny slippers rule!jennifer blenkinsopp 24 Aug 2005
Very funny Diana, nice bit of pastel work too.joan warburton 24 Aug 2005
Oh, this is a riot! Love the poem and the drawing!Joke Schotting 24 Aug 2005
Beautiful pastel work,Diana!!!