Just a quick not to share some terrific news. Sonja heard earlier today that she has been granted tenure for her teaching, scholarship, and service to her university -- Illinois Wesleyan University. I'm so pleased for her that I can hardly sit still. She's worked so long and hard for this. What a wonderful semester Sonja has had. First her book and now tenure. Can the lottery be far behind?
A little more brushwork on the first batch of (my version of) the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment yesterday (Saturday). Taking a different tack this time and addressing many of the details first before the white coats and other larger areas of uniform. The eagle-eyed among you will notice that I've painted the (dark) red stocks of the enlisted men. Always a difficult and frustrating item to paint, it made sense to paint from the inside out as it were and get that particular detail out of the way first rather than try to paint it in later after much other painting has been accomplished. Trying to reduce the need for later retouching of other items on the figures you understand. Hopefully, I will be able to get back to these later today after a second trip back to the Apple Store for help with a couple of new iPad issues and, following the return home, some revision of Google Slides for tomorrow's meetings with my students. -- Stokes P.S. And according t...
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Please be sure to take her out to somewhere special or get her some flowers or something . . . hmmm, maybe she'd like a few regiments of her own?
-- Jeff
Good to see that hard work and dedication is rewarded.
Hearty congratulations again.
Now the Grand Duke should at the very least provided some fancy bauble or trinket to adorn the fair Duchess when they attend their next function (which must be soon as they celebrate their good fortune)!