My Mother: 25th Anniversary Tribute (2006) by Stephen B Whatley
"I never got the chance to paint my devoted mother from life; but through my childhood I would make drawings of her, along with other family members and the world around me. This painting, made on her birthday and the 25th anniversary of her passing, was inspired by my memory and a study that I made in oil pastels of my mother in 1978 when I was 13. Most photographs show my mother smiling lovingly with vivacity - and indeed she was full of joy- but here I remember her reflective and dreamy side of her nature. I am uploading this on what is Mothers' Day in the UK....God Bless all mothers." Sunday, 2 March 2008.
"My Mother, Marjorie J Whatley
(18 November 1943- 5 August 1981)
- Birthday & 25th Anniversary Tribute"
18 November 2006
Oil on canvas 20 x 16in
Collection of the artist.
My Mother: 25th Anniversary Tribute (2006) by Stephen B Whatley
"I never got the chance to paint my devoted mother from life; but through my childhood I would make drawings of her, along with other family members and the world around me. This painting, made on her birthday and the 25th anniversary of her passing, was inspired by my memory and a study that I made in oil pastels of my mother in 1978 when I was 13. Most photographs show my mother smiling lovingly with vivacity - and indeed she was full of joy- but here I remember her reflective and dreamy side of her nature. I am uploading this on what is Mothers' Day in the UK....God Bless all mothers." Sunday, 2 March 2008.
"My Mother, Marjorie J Whatley
(18 November 1943- 5 August 1981)
- Birthday & 25th Anniversary Tribute"
18 November 2006
Oil on canvas 20 x 16in
Collection of the artist.