In Her Shadow

oil 8x8 Purchase info here. On September 16th I was thinking about my mother. It was her birthday. It felt right to paint something of hers. These are two in her set of knock-off Russian nesting dolls. The statement and feeling evoked in this painting was unplanned. As I painted I thought about mothers and daughters. I wondered if there are other grown women like myself who feel small and overshadowed by the memories of their mothers.