Ida & Her Parents

In August of 2014 the Wabash High School class of 1974 held our 40th reunion. The class wanted to raise funds for future reunions, so we held a silent auction of items donated by class members. I offered to do a portrait for the highest bidder. My friend Jena really wanted the portrait as a gift for her mother. At the party I kept asking other people to bid on the portrait and then would tell Jena that someone had just outbid her.

Jena did eventually win the bid and asked if I could do a portrait of her mother's parents. I figured it was the least I could do. When she was getting ready to send me photos I asked her to include pictures of her mother, Ida for reference. I had planned to do Ida's portrait as well. Ida had been my nursery school teacher.

I completed both pieces in November of 2014. Ida is about 11 x 15 inches and her parent are about 18 x 15 inches. The medium is pencil and white acrylic paint on acid free mat board.