Here are more paintings in the Family Series, probably the last ones. From the top they are "My Brother's Namesake (David Fisher)", "Embracing all Sides (Caroline Fisher)", and "Pater Familias (Gottlieb Fisher)". They explore a multi-media way to use 19th c. photos of real ancestors, mine even, but that isn't necessarily important. They are each about 28"x22", acrylic on canvas with real photos, copies of photos, ink, and old lace applied to the surface. Pieces of canvas have been machine sewn to create the full size of the paintings.

The Family Series Continues

Spring Swing, acrylic on unstretched canvas, 40"x 48"
Bunny, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16 "
Judy, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"

This series is the result of looking at many, many old family photos. Since they exist there's no reason to attempt to duplicate them in paint. What I've hoped to achieve is an essence of a figure, a sense of place without actually describing it, a nostalgia for the past before I was born. All of these things and sometimes only one or two. They are intentionally under-painted as our memories as often indistinct sensory recollections.

More Family Paintings

Beth, a bathing beauty at Lac DuBonnet
George on some beach, perhaps in Johannesburg SA
A painted enlarged studio photo of my great granny somewhere in Ukraine in late 1800's. Is there a family resemblance?
These paintings are contemporary w/those a Abernathy. It will give you an idea how looking at old photos inspires questions and feelings beyond nostalgia. The more I do these the deeper I get into the act of painting.

Paintings at Abernathy Arts Center, GA ARTISTS 2010