Dad

My father passed away 13 years ago and a day doesn’t go by when I don’t have something I would like to tell him, or a question I’d like to ask. I haven’t drawn him since before I got married, and there’s something both challenging and moving about looking at his face, really looking.

This drawing is based on a beautiful photo that Grace took a little over a year before he died. In the photo, you see me and my mom in the background playing with nine-month old baby Helen. My dad’s sitting on the couch; he has a look on his face that really captured him thinking.

I tried in this painting to catch that look, and I think I got close. I miss you dad.

You will receive a 12" x 16" signed Giclée print on Hahnemühle German Etching 310 g/mA Paper. The image size is 10"x 14" with a 1" border on each side. This is an edition of 100.