This is a portrait of my cousin Vicki,. We grew up together in an extended multifamily household, were more or less raised as sisters, and nearly always dressed like twins. We learned to answer to each other's names. I painted this portrait back in 1965, when I was a junior in high school. You can see that I signed it "Randi Zagon," my maiden name. I had a great high school art teacher, Robert Corty, but nevertheless you can see that I had a lot to learn about portraits and figure drawing. (Well, I still do, There is always a lot to learn in art..) But my Aunt Edy loved this little portrait, and had it hanging on her wall. I am posting this today in memory of my cousin Vicki, who passed away on June 30th. It is now actually July 10, and I haven't posted anything since then ( I am back-dating this post), and so I thought I would resume posting with this. May her memory be for a blessing, as was her life.
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