This series began with JAN57. The painting is of my mother when she was young and single with her whole life ahead of her. The darkness in the background is the despair, which enveloped her life when my father left her after thirty-six years of marriage. Even though I have painted her as a young woman, I know her future. The other paintings include my mother again and her sister and friends. I wanted to give her back her happy youth and tried to keep these works a little more sunny.

Blue sky day 42"x42"

JAN57 40"x40"

Pink Lady 48"x48"

Grey Lady 22"x30"

Daisy's picnic 40"x60"

Dot 22"x30"

Edie Ski 30"x44"

Mint Trees 36"x48"

Edie Rocks 40"x50"

Rae 40"x30"

Edie Boat 48"x36"