family portrait

Lucy Ann

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“Lucy Ann,” Acrylic Monotype by Stephanie Khattak.

This portrait is of Lucy Ann, my great-great-great aunt, who lived between 1866 and 1958 in Huntington, Texas.

Portraits are a bit of a challenge for me, because faces are big enough to not look right left “blank,” but the print process makes it tricky to get the details right and still maintain the abstract look that I am going for. I am happy with the way this one turned out.

The Huntington McBryde Kids

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“McBrydes and Porter Kids.” Acrylic monotype by Stephanie Khattak.

This is a family photo of my great-grandmother (in green), her siblings and her cousins. The little boy in the overalls, my great-great uncle Sherman, grew up to be a WW2 soldier killed in action in Sicily. I imagine growing up with so many sisters and girl cousins made him pretty tough and a great mediator.