So Christmas time was here and I went to Moms house to celebrate.
She had wrapped me a gift. I could see by the shape that it was obviously a painting canvas of some sort, then she gave me that look as she handed it to me. I opened it from the backside until it was totally unwrapped without looking at the front yet.
As I began to turn it I could tell it was from my grandpas later collection. I was so happy then saddened as I stared at it. A mix of emotions went through me then my mom said I picked this one for you when Grandpa Died.
As I have said in my first post; My Grandpa died on Sept 13, 2007 just over 3 months ago.
about 2 or 3 years ago my grandpa got real sick and to help him recover he started to paint again. his body and mind were not clear and he made several paintings that were unfinished and not very clear. he had lost his steady hand and you could tell that he was struggling. This painting I have is Priceless to me and will remain with me as an inspiration.
I now have 2 of these paintings when he was sick and his use of colors was darker and you could just tell he was not well.
I will in the future take some pictures of his past painting and display them here so all can see what a great artist my Grandfather "Joe (Jose) Alcala" was.
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