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Sleepy Lamby

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5″x7″ acrylic, 2011. In this second of two portraits for Jennifer’s daughters, we see a prime example of a situation I often encounter: The “real,” slightly battered, well-loved toy vs. the “back-up” toy, which is pristine. Originally identical, they now are barely recognizable as related objects! In this case, the “real” Sleepy Lamby had just recently been accidentally burned and subsequently patched on its head. Jennifer sent me photos of the untouched “back-up” lamb as well in order to help me spiff up Sleepy Lamby in his portrait. So here is the lamb with his scalp intact but all the evidence of Jennifer’s daughter’s affection honestly represented in the folds and wrinkles of his face.

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Liam’s Lambie

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8″x10″ acrylic, 2011. Recently, New York Family Magazine featured my portraits and also ran a giveaway. Here is the painting of the winner, a lamb blanket belonging to 20-month-old Liam. Liam’s father Stephen entered the giveaway perhaps hoping to preserve Lambie in as many ways as possible after it had recently gotten lost. Liam was fairly despondent without it, and when he had finally managed to fall asleep with a substitute toy, his parents ordered a backup “Lambie II.” The next morning they were relieved to find that Lambie had just been left behind at daycare!

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Lambie

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12″x12″ acrylic, 2010. Many times when people send me photos of a stuffed animal, they send images of the “real” toy and also the “backup” toy — meaning, of course, the one in current circulation that is missing facial features, is dingy and worn and beloved, and the identical one that was purchased to replace it when it is lost or just completely dissolves. Such was the case with Lambie, who belongs to Holly’s 9-year-old daughter. It was absolutely striking to see the difference between Lambie and her unused counterpart. The real Lambie’s face has taken on an uncanny, soulful, human-like expression, while the backup Lambie is simply very cute. I suspect that if I worked from the photos of the backup toy, Holly’s little girl would not have recognized her!

Lila’s Lamby

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lambyctp8″x10″ acrylic on canvas, 2009. I’m that crazy lady with the camera at your kid’s birthday party who takes a zillion pictures (to make up for my terrible photograpy skills — thank goodness for the excess that digital allows for!). But what makes my paparazzing a bit unusual is my tendancy to focus on the children’s toys and stuffed animals. Always in search of fun subject matter! We recently took Sonja to her friend Lila’s 2nd birthday party and got to meet her VIP possession “Lamby.” But perhaps the most significant thing about that event for me was my introduction to Lila’s mommy’s native cuisine, the Utica Tomato Pie!