A Little More Air Painting

I made this series while in residence at Chateau Orquevaux in France. To see some behind the scenes of this residency experience, click here. This is the story behind the works I made there. I called this series “A Little More.” This series lives in conversation with my 2020 series “There Will Be More”. You see, I was supposed to attend the Chateau Orquevaux residency in 2020. However, due the global coronavirus pandemic, my residency was postponed several times before the date of May 2022 finally came to fruition–when U.S. citizens were allowed back in France. Blue is my mother’s favorite color. One big reason I wanted to attend the residency at Orquevaux is because the family heritage I feel closest to is my mother’s French heritage. My matriarchal line of women was strong, French, immigrant woman who were artistic and inspiring businesswoman. My great-great grandmother, immigrated from France with her parents and thirteen siblings. Though she had several children she was single most of her life. She owned multiple businesses, took care of her family, raised my own grandmother and is an aspiration woman in my line. She taught her cooking methods to my great-grandmother, who taught it to my mother who – in turn – taught me to cook as well in the family country French techniques. The family stories told the most often in my house growing up were about my French ancestors. The farms they had, the clothes they sewed, the meals they cooked, the businesses they owned, the resilience, strength, and business savvy of the women that came before me. These were the stories I heard most often. These stories were about the women. An homage to the strong matriarchal line of French women before me, I chose my mother’s favorite color, blue. A stereotypical “French blue” but one that I’m proud to display in these works. I’m honored to have made these works in France, the land where some of family came from. Here’s to having….a little more.

Painting:Mixed Media on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:52 W x 52 H x 2 D in

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