The Fontaine Sisters

 

This is a photograph of a drawing I did in 1993 of my grandmother and her sister. They are "The Fontaine Sisters." My grandmother is on the left. At the time of the drawing, my grandmother was 88 years old, the same age my mother is now. 

It's a nice drawing, and good likenesses of each of them. (If you are thinking, "Lynne, your grandmother looks uptight," you are right. She was.)

The drawing is big. It's about 36" x 48" or so. It's been living in my closet since I moved to this house in 2014. but it's time for a change.

My mother did the painting of the bananas that's on that wall now. (It's about an inch smaller than the drawing in both directions.) On the bureau live framed photos of my family members, and I plan to hang The Fontaine Sisters on that wall. To do that I need to replace the picture wire on the back so I can hang it from the molding strip across the top of the room. I need heavier picture wire. I'll hit the hardware store after work to get it.

I had to remove the drawers from the bureau so I could move it away from the wall. (It's solid maple, so it's heavy) and this is what it looks like now.

This was at my dad's house and now it's mine. I'll hang it to the right of the drawing. I think it will all look really good when it is done. I read somewhere that if you have a collection of things you should display them all together rather than having them scattered all over. Well, this will be where the family pictures are.

I'm pretty excited.