On May 21st of last year Ex. lost one of our own. Smorgy8513, AKA-Sharon.
I personally never met her but I had read many of her posts. She was very special to many here and will always be remembered. In her honor I wanted to make sure she was added to the Elders Paintings. This photo was blurry and a bit difficult to paint but I worked all day today on it. I think it will need some more work but I guess its okay for now. I will probably fuss more with it in the next few days...
The people on this site touch my soul. Sharing your hearts and helping each other....it just does not get any better than that. Sharon started a blog on Loving yourself and I wanted to post one from that blog that spoke to me, in hopes it will lead others struggling with their quit-their life or whatever...that they may turn and love themselves. I highly recommend going back and reading all of that blog on 'Loving Yourself'.
From Smorgys Blog:
Good morning to my lovable friends here at the EX!
Why is it important to learn to love ourselves?
Let's talk about that, ok?
I think (for me) a big one is that if I don't love myself I won't believe that I deserve good stuff! And being smoke free is REALLY good stuff.
I smoked for so many years and now have cancer to show for it. But I am blessed in that they found the cancer because I had bronchitis....not because I was so far gone that I have symptoms of the lung cancer.
So.....back to my reason.....I need to love myself so that I won't go back to smoking (1302 DOF today!)
What is your reason to learn to love yourself?
Sharon
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A perfect message from a beautiful Soul. R.I.P. and Never Forgotten by us Exer's
Smorgy8513
If Anyone has any information of her family, I would like to send this to them or if anyone here had a special friendship with her, I will send it to you. Message me. Thanks
Good job Missy! I can see in the progression of your posted work how you reached the point where her soul shines through! Admire your talent!! 
Here's a picture of her with her sons. Lovely lady, lovey soul. Great contributor here. What a sweet thing to do, Missy. Wish I had an address of where to send it to her boys.
Thanks for the link, Missy Mandolinrain
After I sent you the post asking how to access the painting, I came upon it and actually posted (above) that " the progression of your posted work (demonstrates) how you reached the point where her soul shines through!" She sounds like such a lovely lady 
Wow Missy that's all I've got, I never had the privilege of meeting Sharon in person but like so many of you here at Ex I considered her a true friend and her passing was so very difficult for so many of us. 
Beautiful, Missy. Thanks for sharing your memories and Smorgy's own words. And so beautiful to be honoring her in art!!!
I sent her a gray wig, and a Pink spray, she called me one of her angels on fb when she received it
The angel was her, and I am sure she still is, watching us sharing memories of her!
