Hugs & Kisses #3 : Yesterday's Love Letters30" x 30" x 1. 5" Acrylic on Canvas It was Mothers Day At Grammas House She lived Near the Lake And Wore a Pink Blouse We Were Just Children What did We Know For My Mothers Camera We Put on a Show Her Name Was Sally You All Know Mine Our Image Was Captured Somewhere in Time A 53 Sedan Was the Hazy Backdrop My Mom Snapped the Picture That Made the World Stop I Tried to Kiss Her She Bit My Nose No Candy Exchanged Not Even a Rose Kissin Cousins Thats

I thought of many things

I did a little research on the phrase

And Companion in Stampede

Not Wanting to Fail

In this monochromatic artwork of Yellow + Black & White

while the smaller circle perched atop the pyramid is our moon… or is it

Anniversary or Hot Summer Day

She lived Near the Lake

During the process I wasn’t so sure that the size was going to work

this proved to be the right choice since it better reflects Grant Woods original work

14” X 11” X 1

-- After titling this piece