Ghost Child – A Portrait of My Mother

This is a portrait of my mother after her passing. She was abused and neglected as a child. This is my attempt to envision her finally breaking free from the hurt and deep emotional pain she always carried with her in life. The sky-scape postcard on the lower left is there to suggest a way out into the Mojave Desert.

To me the desert is a very healing place...especially the Mojave - silent, vast, beautiful. The socks are intended to give the impression of things that concern home, family and childhood. The marbles are also a refer to children. The cardinals are my mother and also a kind of angelic presence watching and guiding souls on their journeys through this plane of existence.

I believe my mother is at peace and on to new and, I hope, happier adventures.