The Art of Judith Mehr - Fine Art Oil Paintings

Artist's Description of Grandma Is A Story Teller

This painting was painted as a suggestion from Sharon Swindle for the Story Telling Festival in 2000 as a possible cover for the brochure and advertisement poster. She had called me in Mississippi where I was visiting my parents and asked if I had any paintings that were appropriate for the festival. At that time I decided to gather my relatives together and design a story telling painting that would involve a grandmother telling family stories to her grandkids while they were doing some chore. I used the porch of my grandmother's house and my aunt to play the grandmother. Her two granddaughters, Chihuahua dog and two boy grand-cousins were the models. This is a scene that easily could have happened in real life because we all have often sat on that porch and shucked corn, telling stories and gossiping. The cat, my neighbor's Utah cat, was added as a design element later. There are so many scenes in our lives that we have in common with other people. This one seems to remind many of the similarity of family activities and conversations in our lives. I'm just happy to be able to express some of these common themes in artwork.

GRANDMA IS A STORY TELLER
Oil On Canvas ~ 34"h x 44"w
Original: COMMISSIONED · Giclée: $600 (24"h x 30"w) · Lithograph: ASK

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