"wrestled with the sea of the loft: its layered reefs, undertows, fault lines of family history, and most of all, its tidal pull. Again and again, I was swept to my mother’s couch to stare at the patterns of stamped tin on the ceiling rather than sift and sort her lifetime of possessions." !!!
Astounding piece. I love reading about Mimi through your eyes.
'That abstraction draws us to her face, where the paint coalesces to find her waiting for the picture to come together.' Lovely bit of art writing, Eliza. Really helps me to 'see' the painting.
I love the way these paintings show you something of the "before times" in your parents' relationship, Eliza. I can appreciate why your childhood memory of first seeing the nude in the gallery is a jarring one, though. They're both really striking works.
"wrestled with the sea of the loft: its layered reefs, undertows, fault lines of family history, and most of all, its tidal pull. Again and again, I was swept to my mother’s couch to stare at the patterns of stamped tin on the ceiling rather than sift and sort her lifetime of possessions." !!!
Astounding piece. I love reading about Mimi through your eyes.
Thanks Liz!
So good on so many levels— the paintings, the memories, the storytelling. 🙏
Thank you, Victoria.
You captured that moment of confusion when seeing Nude for the first time in the museum. Hope to see the exhibit in Chicago next month.
'That abstraction draws us to her face, where the paint coalesces to find her waiting for the picture to come together.' Lovely bit of art writing, Eliza. Really helps me to 'see' the painting.
Thank you, Lucy. Writing about art is entirely new to me.
I love the way these paintings show you something of the "before times" in your parents' relationship, Eliza. I can appreciate why your childhood memory of first seeing the nude in the gallery is a jarring one, though. They're both really striking works.
Thank you, Wendy.
I love the ocean metaphor for a complicated legacy. ❤️🩹
Thanks, Kate. And I know you love the ocean ☺️