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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