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Cheers


8”x 10”
acrylic on hardboard
I came across this image that was for a book called "Sylvia and Mrs. Lula Mae" the book’s interior was in black and white.  I thought it would be interesting to create a painting in color.  This is my grandmother, Mama Sissy who lived to be one hundred years old, and so did her grandmother.  I hope to be so lucky. The little girl is a cousin.  I think back now and realize how lucky I was to have such willing and perfect models for that project.  The author’s grandmother, which is who the book was about looked exactly like my grandmother, so I thought I was destined to get the book project and I did. 

As I am writing this description, I realize that I probably had a second reason for choosing this image that seems so clear now.  A relative recently purchased my grandmother’s land and home.  Last week it was torn down to be replaced with his own new house.  This was bitter sweet.  I am so glad that the property has remained in the family, but it was really hard looking at the pictures of the house that I had spent so many summers and Christmases in being demolished.  This is my grandmother’s kitchen, it had looked exactly the same for decades.  As an adult I remember going into it and being shocked at how tiny it was this was in great contrast to my memories of this little kitchen as a child.  Cheers to a new home with new memories.
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