Artist's Statement:
I lost my dad recently, and while looking through
his photo box, I realized how desperately we try to hang on to images and
memories. Most of the old pictures were
stained and tattered. The phrase “earning
your wrinkles” came to mind. What did
those paper folds and creases represent?
Perhaps life isn’t always clean and perfect.
I decided to do these two pencil portraits in a
timeworn “snapshot” style. I wanted to
catch my dad’s friends in a moment and put them into an environment that would
be respectful of the imperfect and often-difficult times that they have had to
endure.
