The History of My Genes

A blog about my own personal history, my family history, and other related topics. Dedicated to the memory of my mother, Lana "Lonnie Bee" Jeane Baker Whiting, who passed away on May 1st, 2014. Mom dedicated nearly her entire life to family history research, and sparked my interest in finding out more about my heritage. Also dedicated to my father, Melvin "Mel" Ray Whiting (Deceased as of March 3rd, 2005), who along with my mother, are responsible for me being here in the first place. ;)

Friday, August 8, 2014

Mom - Purple and Yellow

This is probably my favorite picture I have ever seen or taken of my mom, Lana Whiting. I've been searching for this one for a long time, and I finally found it-buried deep in my computer files. I tried to do a painting of this one once, but couldn't do it justice, probably because the picture ended up looking very painterly, due to my incredibly low-res camera phone. I think mom looks angelic in this one. — with Lana Whiting at her "grandma house" in Rigby, Idaho, 2008

Mom

Photo: A drawing I did of my mom back in 2007 or so. I like how the loose line work turned out on this one, although the shading could have been better. Also, I drew this from a photo where she was giving me more of a funny disapproving look, or "The Look" as it has come to be called, rather than the sad expression that ended up in this drawing. The disapproval was mostly due to me taking a picture of her. Also, mom didn't like how I made her look "old and wrinkled" in this drawing. My response was that, although I was a good artist, I was not a miracle worker. ;) I miss you, Mom.

This is also posted on my blog: http://johnathanwhiting.blogspot.com/2008/09/mom.html

A drawing I did of my mom back in 2007 or so. I like how the loose line work turned out on this one, although the shading could have been better. Also, I drew this from a photo where she was giving me more of a funny disapproving look, or "The Look" as it has come to be called, rather than the sad expression that ended up in this drawing. The disapproval was mostly due to me taking a picture of her. Also, mom didn't like how I made her look "old and wrinkled" in this drawing. My response was that, although I was a good artist, I was not a miracle worker. I miss you, Mom.

This is also posted on one of my art blogs: http://johnathanwhiting.blogspot.com/2008/09/mom.html

— with Lana Whiting in Stevensville, MT.