kay erwood, day three

Kay Erwood is so cool. So many stories, wrapped up in one person.  Speaking with her, I understand that optimism is willed, it is a choice.  Kay lost her beloved husband, Walt, three years ago. She’s not the slightest bit bitter, rather, she celebrates their love, their story, with every story she shares.  She has such a contagious joy, when out of any of us, she could be the one lamenting.

While my brushes furiously work at the canvas, Kay and I just talk for hours.  She turned to me during today’s sitting, three hours into the portrait, and said “Man, Kevin, we just have nothing to talk about.”  I laughed pretty hard.

To capture that animation, that laughter.