(I wrote this post earlier this year, but then did not want to publish it, as my mum was declining. Now that she is gone, I feel I can honor her by publishing it. She liked the painting and had a print of it made and kept it in her kitchen).

I miss her. This painting brings me good memories.

Oil on Canvas Panel, 16 x 20 ins

This is a painting of someone very dear to me. She was widowed at age 74, survived a lymphoma at age 79, and here in this painting at 86 is still living a brave, determined and out-ward focused life.

The painting won First Place in Oil Painting at the Wabash Valley Art Guild Spring Show this year.