"Great-Grandmother"12x14 Conte Crayon on paper
Carol Horzempa
NFS
Thirteen years ago I did this portrait of my mother-in-law Estelle meeting her first great-grandchild, Casey Ray. It was a moment in time that I was able to capture with my camera and later as a drawing with Conte Crayon on Bienfang paper. Casey of course is a teenager now. You can see a painting of him titled "13" done by his mom (my daughter) on her blog.NFS
Estelle is ninety-six years young now and is able to remain independent in her own home with the help of family members taking care of her needs.
This is going to be a busy year for me but I hope to focus on doing more portraits in the near future.
You've been doing this for a while, then? No wonder your portraits seem to capture personality as well as likeness so brilliantly! I love your landscape paintings -- was just reminded of some of your DSFDF entries in the slide show at the top of the column on the right -- but being able to do portraits is unique and quite special, and I'm glad you'e going to focus on that.
ReplyDeleteA very touching portrait, Carol. Can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteSeeing this painting brought back memories of my mother seeing her great grandson for the first time. It is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely Carol...I love the delighted great grandmother face particularly but the entire drawing is so well executed!
ReplyDeleteDana took the words out of my fingers! I see the beautiful child then I see the delighted face of the grandmother which is a very familiar scene and a big reason why kids love their grandparents back!
ReplyDeleteCarol, this is wonderful. I definitely agree that you have captured only the kind of delight that a grandmother or in this case, a great-grandmother can display. I also like the contrast of light and dark in the 2 faces, it makes me think you are emphasizing old(er) and young. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteNot only are the faces so wonderfully represented - look at those fingers! Impressive and emotive... Wonderful. -Don
ReplyDeleteA really lovely painting Carol - capturing a special moment.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you posted this, I've always loved this piece. No how about one of your other grandkid? ; )
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your comments, they are appreciated. I'm really pleased that you all see what I was trying to convey in my drawing.
ReplyDeleteCarrie - I do plan to do some portraits of both of my grandchildren. Gosh they are growing up too fast!
This is just stunning and very touching. I'm really quite moved by it. Looking forward to following your progress on your blog.
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