The exact date is uncertain, but right about this time three years ago I started painting. Three years and 108 paintings (more or less.) Here I am standing in Lawndale Art Center next to my latest painting to be exhibited and sold. A friend* of mine recognized that it was one of my paintings, not from the style, not from my name, but from the figure in the painting. He thought that it must be a relative of mine because he thought it looked like me so therefore I must have painted it. OK, it is a painting of my father's mother, and I've always thought that I look more like my dad than my mom, but how is it that Bob* could have possibly recognized the family resemblance? At the absolute complete opposite end of the spectrum at the opening, I said hi to a new friend of mine who looked at me...thoroughly clueless.
"I'm Sarah Hazel," I said. "We met at such and such and this that and the other. Remember?"
Her eyes narrowed as she looked at me. With the slightest hint of acknowledgement she vaguely said, "Wow. I didn't recognize you. You look nice."
2 comments:
finally had the chance to catch up on your blog. it's so refreshing. the painting is amazing. i can't even pretend to know terms and critiques of art, but i do love the black and white to comemorate her in a living world of color. you are beautiful.
Thanks for both compliments. :-)
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