@TomW5.15.17 has deactivate his account. I was so sorry to see this. I just finished his portrait for him. Oh well .
If you see this Tom, please at least contact Mark so I can send it to you. My Studio is pretty full and I don't hang onto stuff long so if it goes unclaimed , it will go in the firepit. My rejects and rags make good fire starting fuel, lol...and thank you for allowing me to paint you. I'll hang onto to it till end of August, then to the pit it goes 
It was still great practice and you are still a highly regarded Elder here, so I hope someday you come back!
TomW5.15.17
oh yes YoungAtHeart , I knew, no worries dear friend 
All in good fun.
"Me roots once light, I did delight
But by me mid 20's they faded away
So I used peroxide
to cover and hide
Then hence forth...
Begun a parade...
Over the years
I took on many colors,
Some copper to red to beige
Then calamity came
And this calamity Jane
Thought perhaps me use of peroxide
Were to blame
This year came the COVID
And would not you know it
Me biggest fear became known......
Me hairdresser had quit
Me was outta me witts
left me to pursue pastures unknown...
So with dare and scissors
And no peroxide around
I clipped and I clipped
Till no blonde roots then were found
I stared at the floor
And then at the door
looked n the mirror
And chopped off some more
I've not looked back
yet happily so
Me hairs a bit healthier now,
No more tangles
No more brittleness
No more 'Peroxide Glow'
While I do confess
Its probably best
To have a professional ,
Color and or cut your hair
I dont advise
You try this at home
Or use garden scissors ( my only pair)
So La Natural I shall stay
Till they put me away
Or bury me into the ground
And I'll let the pros cut
When I get in a rut
So's I'm even .....
ALL the way around
