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From Natasha Isenhour on Sept 1:
Yesterday my heart had to say farewell to one of the greatest people I have ever known. We traveled together, painted together and shared secrets we never imagined sharing with anyone. We commented repeatedly that we had never had a friend like the other, and it was true. The world won’t be the same without her in it.
Margi Lucena was a private person but her Art spoke loud and clear. She never painted a “thing.” Instead, she gave you a load of emotion you could feel in your bones. That is a gift people, and not one that can be learned.
We would drive down the road in tears over music on the radio during the 1000’s of miles of road-trips we shared. We didn’t have to say a word to each other, we just knew what the other was thinking and respond to that. It was a precious friendship built on the deepest of levels that transcended any disagreements. We knew those would pass, but our value of one another could never be upended.
I will cherish her in my heart for the rest of my days. And I will always look to my friend as a shining example of overcoming and pressing forward regardless, of standing up for anyone who was a victim of wrongdoing, all with that big, open heart that wrapped you in it and carried you along.
Nanu Nanu my best buddy. I’ll see you again. I love you.
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Read excerpts from a recent article about longtime Signature Artist Member of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Margi:
And be sure to watch the uTube Video, Painting New Mexico:
https://margilucena.com/page/31531/painting-new-mexico
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https://margilucena.com/