Picasso-esque Portraits

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Lee Franklin: My husband, the love of my life forever and a day. Everybody loves him and wants to know if he has a brother. He is the anchor in my life. It is my honor to be married with him.

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 John David: My sweet baby brother, 7 years younger than I. He sang with the group called Up With People. Once when I came home from school he kindly offered me a 7UP from the refrigerator; but when I went to drink it, I discovered that...

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Jack Michael: Married with Renée. Jack had a deep river of love, compassion, generosity and strength within him. He walked me down the aisle when I got married. I have been welcomed as a family member for over 40 years. Sometimes I call...

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Renée Patricia: My Best Friend for Life. She sees behind the facade others project and is wise, kind, warm-hearted woman to whom I can confide anything without fear of judgement. Sometimes I call her Mother.

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Hazel Violet: My maternal grandmother. I helped her gather eggs from the chicken house and then take them to town to sell to the grocery store. She kept track of her sales in a daybook.

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Hazel Belle: My favorite “Annie”. I did not have Aunties, I had “Annie’s”. She was a very funny lady! One day we were catching tadpoles in the creek and she fell into the water. We both thought it was hysterical.

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Guenther Meinard: My art mentor whom I call Obi Wan. He called me Paper. It was a privilege to know and learn from him. His son, Aaron, traveled from California to help hang this exhibit and be here for the reception. I am honored.

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Emma Jane: Another “Annie”; her nose was “out of joint” after 9 y.o. me brought a frog into the house so proud of what I found and it peed all over her newly waxed, black kitchen floor. She yelled at me to “Get that frog out of my...

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Donna Marie: This is what happens to you when you study for a doctoral degree, write a dissertation and teach kindergarten all at the same time. She is the funny story teller in our group. She makes everyone laugh, telling us stories...

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Christopher Michael: My logical step-son, who frequently tries to teach me how to fish. Sometimes successfully other times, not so much.

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Callie Bena: My pretty mommy. I loved her very much and could talk to her for hours. She once grounded me for having my boyfriend in the house after school. Our weekly outing together was to go to the grocery store. While I was grounded...

Acrylic on canvas. 24x24 $1500 Alice Mabel: Another “Annie”. The last time I visited we did not say it out loud, but we both knew it would be the last time we saw each other, we both hugged and cried. She lived in Texas and I lived in Virginia. She passed on my...