Denise Harlow Timpko

My husband and I returned from the World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, Ohio, on Halloween evening. We bought two paintings and three small sculptures and altogether too many books. Well, there can never be too many books.

I attended several panels and spoke to writers, artists, and agents. The artist guest of honor was Darrell Sweet, whose work I greatly admire. He brought about 30 paintings (more or less) to display in the art show, and I told him how much I appreciated his displaying so much of his work. I half seriously suggested to Chuck that we remortgage the house in order to purchase the stand-out Sweet painting of Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter (http://www.sweetartwork.com/DKSscienceFictoingallery.html -- middle row, second painting from the left). Of course, we did not do so, but we did purchase a very small, much less expensive, Sweet painting and I am content.