This painting is part of a series called “Family Matters,” where I am exploring the psychological impact of relationships within the family. I was thinking about how people can be
in the same space, hear and see the same thing, but have totally different
perceptions of the truth or their personal reality. My husband modeled for the image of a man reading in a gallery space, juxtaposed with a painting behind him showing a more chaotic abstract bar scene. I liked the idea of using a painting as a
background image and think it has possibilities for future paintings.
