Some of you may have remembered the earlier Hitsy Parnell paintings from posts this past June, for those who don't, I'll try to not make this too long winded of a post. I found Hitsy in a 1968 University of Alabama yearbook and loved her style & name and just had to do a painting. For reasons I cannot explain, I felt compelled to do a google search on her and found the most touching obituary I had ever read, she had passed away in February of 2007 and left behind many loved ones including two sons, several step children and a beloved pug named Bonnie Louise. I decided to paint her again at home with Bonnie Louise.
This past Saturday, I heard from several members of Hitsy's family who were not only thrilled that I someone was painting portraits of their mother but that she had such a wonderful sense of humor that she would have been highly amused by the whole thing. It was a very emotional day for me, and I can't even imagine what it was like for her family.
This painting is based on a very sweet tidbit shared by a family member about watermelon parties thrown in Bonnie Louise's honor by Hitsy who loved to spoil her.
6 comments:
What a great title, Vivienne! Love the painting.
This story always touches me :)
Beautiful painting Vivienne :)
This painting is so perfect. Will this be for sale in the future?
thank you so much for commenting Jessica, Cara & Mommylew! The family has first dibs on this piece, if they are not interested, it will be in my etsy shop. I will also try to get it scanned soon so I can list it as a print.
This is such a dear tale about life coming full-circle and a wonderful, sweet painting to honor Hitsy. How great Vivenne.
Oh, Vivienne, I love this and that her family is so sweet.
<3, Lea
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