This memorial portrait is of my son-in-law and his sister, his only sibling. I wanted to capture their bond in this painting. This image was taken at their mom’s wedding. I loved it because of the way Erin is looking over at her brother with her curled hand so naturally holding his. Even though she never spoke or walked, they had an unspoken connection that was hard to describe. She lived to be 32 and had such an impact on people with her smile and her joy.
My focus for this picture is the hands. Because hands sometimes best describe the way we connect.
