Amma 2 - EDM #67
24 05 2006
We had house guests and my mother wasnt sitting still for even moment. And when there were opportunities like when she was sitting down to eat so was I! One day I finished eating earlier AND I remembered that I had to make a sketch. I was sneaky as my mother can get very self-conscious. She was at the head of the table peeling and dicing mangoes for our dessert. I sat across her and did this sketch everytime she got back to the task. The rest of the time she was talking to my sister's in-laws who were visiting. I got a little bit more than 15 minutes and couldnt ask her to sit longer as she was busy.
I showed it to her at the end and she sadly told me that I'd made her look very old and did she really have jowls? I guess those are because she had her head bent while peeling. I think having seen my earlier drawing of hers she was better prepared :D I liked her comments now and earlier, because they were honest and heartfelt. I love my mother very much and she has spent her life devoted to her 3 children. She is very proud of us and like most mothers thinks that her 3 are the best in the world. It is unconditional and something that we take for granted.
Earlier Post on the same topic - Amma
Beautiful drawing. Ger
thanks Ger
I would’ve needed to spend at least another half an hour to have got more details and make corrections. I usually get to meet my parents once a year so this was an opportunity I did not want to lose. On my last visit I convinced my dad to sit still and made a sketch of him. This time I wanted to do one of my mother. I plan to update it with a current picture of my moms as she doesnt really look that old and nor does she have these jowls.