Lady Di of Provincetown, MA

 Last summer I had the opportunity to paint the portrait of Lady Di. 

Vernon Porter, aka Diannah Porter (Lady Di) came to the USA from Springhill, Nova Scotia in January1962 and resided in Waltham, Massachusetts before moving to Provincetown. He founded Vernon’s Music &Dance Apparel in 1969 and later expanded into a bigger store that included a full line of womens’ apparel,catering to the transgender community. The building also housed the International Foundation For GenderEducation (IFGE) where he gave IFGE a place to grow and live for many years. After visiting Provincetownon the weekends from 1991, he became a full-time resident in 1998. He is currently employed in ProvincetownTown government and teaches makeup and hairdressing on a private basis.Vernon is very versitile! He was the host of his original Curtin Up RadioProgram  which has tranformed into his equally  entertaining “Legg’s Up and Dancin'”on WOMR 92.1 FM in Provincetown every Friday night from 5-7 as he has been for the last 5 years<www.womr.org> under the nom deplume Lady Di, a  local legend in her own right. She has been the recipient of numerous awards  and in 2001 was recipient of the 2001 Outreach Institutefor Gender Education Award for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Gender Education She is the go to host for numerous charity events that are held throughout the year.  

Lady Di

Your “Leggs Up & Dancing” Radio Personality

Every Friday from 5-7 PM  EST

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WOMR 92.1 FM, Provincetown, MA

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Be sure to catch her program when you are out that way.

Weston

My family has grown by one. A tiny baby boy pug has come to live with us.  The four cats are not thrilled but they respect his baby ways and have not attacked him and he just is amazed by them. We all love him and look forward to many years of happy memories.

Open Hearth Cooking in Lisbon, CT

Seems I have a new interest. I was asked to photograph a hearth cooking class put on by the Lisbon Historical Society of which I am a member. Having spent the night with the ladies and guests and I am now a definite fan of hearth cooking. I will be an attending lady this weekend. Check out my videos that I made of the event. There is Part 1 and Part 2 as Youtube allows only 10 minute clips.Here is a shot of the women of the Historical Society.

Paintings from Photographs

Photopainter 4 u

I spent all weekend on a new website and now don’t know how to verify it.  It will probably take me all day today to get this one figured out. Please check out the site and let me know if it works.

http://www.photopainter4uaol.com-a.googlepages.com/

Cindy

Been working on my portraits. This is my latest. I have a few commissions at the moment and don’t have much time for play. This one is a gift for a sweet friend.

In memory of Nellie Brehant

This painting is in memory of my dear sweet mother-in-law, Nellie Brehant.  She was a elementary school teacher her entire life. Her four children, seven grandchildren and eight great-grand children will miss her forever.