Exit to Station
Got the word from my brother last night that my Mom has now moved on to hospice. Packing up our things today - MSue and I will drive North to Pacific Grove tomorrow where my Mom is resting before her great ride on the Mystery Train. Two years ago I was honored to present this painting to a collection of journalists from the UK who were in Santa Monica for Frieze Week. I choked up a bit while describing this painting. My Mom grew up in Newark, New Jersey. Weequahic High grad. Daughter of a Jersey Central Railway engineer. @jimmybuffs aficionado. She ventured from the Newark Bay to explore the world with my Dad - @marines . In this painting, I have gathered a number of her remembrances into an homage to Mom and life itself. The woman in pink seems to be a metaphoric representation of Mom - a young Peg Susan Chadwick on a Newark bridge looking out towards NYC and the world beyond. I can hear her saying - "Look, I see sunshine!" - "Exit to Station" oil on line...