Thursday, March 16, 2006
Happy St. Patty’s Day!
St. Pat's is always a bit nostalgic for me.
I’ll always remember it as
the 5 days before Michio was born.
This year it was 20 years ago!
His portrait is progressing nicely.
About 3/4 done.
When I paint portraits,
I get the essence of the subject while painting...
Of course, I’ve seen Akio (his dad) in Michio’s face,
I’ve seen myself in Michio’s face,
and I even see some resemblance
from my sister’s and my mom as well...
But very strongly,
I am seeing John P. MacCarthy’s resemblance.
My late father.
He met Michio when he was a baby,
and he was so proud of him.
He passed on when Michio was 3.
I was thinking how I wish my father was still here
to see how Michio
has grown up, and then, I saw the resemblance!
Michio will be 20 next Tuesday.
When the portrait is finally finished, I'll present it to Michio,
and I'll post it here.
Till next time...'Mela
8:44 PM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
