Our First Family Heirloom

My dear friend Mandy asked me if I would sit for her so that she could paint me with Georgia Kelley.  She is  entering it in a contest and needed a real life model. Of course this is never anything I would do on my own or could afford but, I was beyond honored at the opportunity!   I am so proud of this painting! I have decided that it is the only material thing that I would ever run after if our house was on fire!  We are getting  replicas for my mom and grandmother. You won't even be able to tell it is not the original!  I have to say this is one of the coolest gifts I have ever been given.    It is not completely finished.  I wrote a life letter to Georgia Kelley and Mandy is going to write it in a light color in the background.  You will have to look close to see it.  I wrote the letter in like thirty minutes and it turned out being a long list of advice! When I get back to her studio, I will take more picture of it. When she finished I told her I didn't think it looked like me; me in the painting is  much prettier than me in real life!
We spent about 15 hours in her studio and had so much fun!  We ate three nights of Table Mesa and had a ball! Mandy is a very quiet spirit with a Godly heart! I have always enjoyed our time together and I love her even more after our time together! And if you know me, then you realize that she had to be a patient person to finish this painting since sitting still is not my strong point!  How do you say thank you for creating a family heirloom!
This picture is from my Iphone; I will post more pictures later!