1895
2005-6, acrylic on canvas, 40" by 50"
This painting is based upon a Meek family portrait taken in 1895 in Berryville, Arkansas. Clockwise from the top-left are my Aunt May, my Great-Great Grandfather Roy Meek, Aunt Rena, Uncle Minton, Minton’s wife Belle, Their child Leigh, and my Great-Great-Great Grandparents Meek. It fascinates me to imagine their world without cars, computers or cell phones; their world of deep clean breaths and bright stars.
