A good friend's Mom

Oil on Canvas

Size 50 x 55 (cm)

This is a portrait of a lady, whose daughter was a good friend from my childhood (elementary school). The Mom has suffered from various illness since we were in different junior high, when we lost contact. She helped me in many ways in school, and I thought I lost her for good, but thank to the reunion and facebook. I owed her this favor. I am lucky to be able to show my appreciation after so many years. Thank heaven!

We did have a good long chat but that's just after her Mom passing away on 06/02/2011. We looked all possible photos of her Mom's for this portrait, but all we like to remeber is when she was perfectly healthy and pretty, when is about her graduation from elementary school. All we can have is a 2-inch black & white ID photo.

This time, some challanges for me on this project are to finish it in a week, to blow it up to greater-than-life-size color, and to draw someone I have never been familiar with. The ultimate test for me is to deliver it to the Dad. Only he knew this lovely lady all his life long. I am relieved after seeing Dad's smile and compliments on the eyes.

Wish everyone is or will be relieved too.