A Pastel by Maureen O’Hara Pesta

For this painting I used as a reference a photograph from an old family album. The girl in the photo was me.

As I looked at the old photo, time collapsed for a millisecond. The little-girl self was looking into the future. She could see me, now. I had that feeling. And the present-day me was carried back to that birthday party.

Waiting for the guests to arrive, a pensive moment. Would they all come for sure? Window blinds shielding me from the hot August sun