Homage

This is a painting sketch I did from a photo-booth photograph of my late Aunt Rose, my late Mom's sister. The photograph was taken when she was about nine years old, approximately 1945. I didn't know my Aunt very well. She died in March of 2006, about six months after my Mom passed away. I remember her telling me at least once that she was leaving something for me and my older brother in her will, but it seemed more like a threat than a promise. It turns out it was both. But the point of this introduction is to start to pay homage to my Aunt, who did her best in circumstances not designed for excelling.