I painted this for my sister. The young girl in the center is my mother. We figure that she must have been around 10 years old and living in Pittsburgh at the time the sepia photograph I worked from was taken. We don't know who the other two women are, but I think that they are relatives that knew my grandmother when she lived in Pittsburgh. I remember my mom laughing at this picture and telling us that this photo was taken by a fellow making his living on the street by snapping pictures of people as they passed by. The hats, expecially the weird one on the woman in yellow, were really something. I thought about changing the hat to make it fit better, but decided to stick with what was shown in the photo. Trying to decide what colors to use was difficult as the photo was in sepia and I could only guess. A pale, peachy pink was my choice for mom as this was one of her favorite colors. Their awkwardness makes me feel as if they really didn't want their photo taken, but posed just to be polite. The mystery of what it was all about will probably be lost forever. So, I'm thankful for having something tangible to remember my mother with and the ability to preserve it anew in a painting for someone else.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Love your paintings Laura! So diverse...I enjoy your abstracts as much as your figuratives and florals! See you at Nansemond!
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