When I heard the prompt, 'aging', I was stumped. I really had to think, but then I was reminded of the Red Hat Society ladies. You know the ones: they wear red hats and purple outfits because they're old and they CAN. "Where there is fun over fifty"...I shouldn't be smug since I will be fifty in a couple of years. Yikes! (note to self: stop thinking about it...)
Anyway, here is my version of a Red Hat Society lady...aging but having fun with it...
someone gave me a "Purple Hat Lady Bear" when I turned fifty this winter.
I can't tell you how much I hate that thing!
Posted by: Loretta | Friday, August 05, 2005 at 03:00 PM
She looks happy and happening still, so aging is definitely to do with attitude in your picture. I really like your colour choices (always do)and the way you work with flat colour. She's a cute character - a bit like a paper doll - though I have some reservations about her right hand/arm (maybe there needs to be a bit of elbow there or something). A happy and lively pic!
Posted by: Ian C Thomas | Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 11:10 PM
I love this! And I love the poem it's all based on: "When I'm old, I shall wear purple with a red hat..."
Posted by: Tonya | Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 10:57 PM
Is that what that's about? I always wondered. Great illo! :0)
Posted by: Aravis | Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 01:28 PM
so THAT'S who those women are! i see them on tv at different events, and i thought they were just being...well, i really don't know! fun idea
Posted by: Kerry | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 at 10:09 PM
Shoot! I'm wearing all the wrong colours!
Posted by: Kay Susan | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 at 12:34 PM
I didn`t know anything about Red Hat Society but it sure is fun :)she is so cute !:))
Posted by: Nuray-Tulipland | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 at 09:56 AM
just learned about that red hat society some days ago. so cute illustration and she's having fun. violet is really your color and it's a good match in her red hat....
Posted by: isay | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 at 08:56 AM
;D I've never heard of the Red Hat Society either, but it sounds great. Fun illo!
Posted by: Alida | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 at 06:42 AM
50 old? Since when? ^-^ I am having the time of my life!
Posted by: leslie | Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at 11:01 PM
Hey, who you callin' (50 years) old?! :) Don't worry, fifty isn't nearly as awful as I feared it would be...ha! Cute illo.
Posted by: Marilyn | Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at 09:46 PM
She is a very young looking old lady--I like her!
Posted by: Margaret | Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at 08:53 PM
Yeah for the Red Hat Society Ladies, clever idea and great illustration.
Posted by: Michelle | Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at 05:52 PM
I never heard about the Red Hat Society ladies, but she look very young and happy... Sweet illo !!
Posted by: Rowantree | Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at 05:06 PM
I hadn't heard of the Red Hat Society ladies until about a year ago and man, now that I know about them, I see chapters everywhere! Very cute illo.
Posted by: Arlene | Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at 03:56 PM