These paintings are interpretations of family photographs, many taken in Williamstown, NJ during the 1950s.
Mickie and Chuck
My mother and brother.
My grandmother from Riga in her Pennsylvania backyard.
She liked a big, ferocious-looking dog.
My mother leaning into that 1940s’ vibe.
Baba, my Polish great-grandmother.
Me with another of my grandmother’s big black dogs.
My grandparents’ wedding. He was 30 and a widower, she was probably 15. It did not work out.
My brother and me and some background drama.
My Russian step-grandfather standing behind a rosebush, God knows why.
Nana and me, her captive.