Carolyn's Memories

One more quilt is added to the Route 66 exhibit ( see link at top left)... This is a different route honor than some as it is not directly a landmark... but instead a personal recall of the owner of the Road to California Quilt Show. Carolyn Reese shared with me that as a little girl in Oklahoma ( I'm an Okie too) that during WWII, she used to walk along the highway and wave to the troop trains carrying soldiers. She told me too, that she remembers wearing a little green dress. This experience made a deep impression on a young Carolyn, so let's honor that aspect of the highways role. First a drawing was needed and ofcourse without a photo of her experience, artistic license prevailed. First a rough drawing :

Followed by the beginnings of an ink painting on the white fabric atop the drawing.

then the slow build up of images. For the troops, I was not looking to create detailed portraits...

This will take one more day to finish the painting.