my creative family part 2

Hellooo! :)

I’ve mentioned my creative family on several occasions now (here and here), but I have yet to show you this.

It’s no secret that my family comes from an insanely creative gene pool, but my uncle is definitely the one that has the most creative vibes.

He works a fulltime job as a printer, but also finds the time to read, watch (bad) TV, play as an extra in movies and commercials, write his own novel, paint celebs, historic figures and airplanes, and design and make his own costumes. All in a day’s work, right?

Last weekend he opened his first art show, and I was invited.

My uncle welcomed us and then took us on a journey through his amazing story as a painter.

He started with the first painting he did, ever.

I couldn’t believe my ears and my eyes when he told us that! He jokingly said that he thought it wasn’t too shabby for a first try. I’ll say!

My uncle is somewhat of an aviary enthusiast, so he paints a lot of these:

But his main source of inspiration comes from… women.

Beautiful women, like Sophia Loren…

Marilyn Monroe…

Europa…

Nefertiti…

Paris Hilton…

Wait, what? Paris Hilton?

Yup! My uncle got commissioned to do a painting of Paris as a mid-century lady, by her friend AfroJack. This is a picture of the reproduction, the original now hangs on Paris’ wall! Seriously, how cool is that :)

I could fill another blog post completely with all the amazing paintings he’s done. Where he finds the time to do all this completely eludes me!

There was one painting in his show that was very special to me, and I’m saving that one for another time. There’s a great story behind it, too :)

I’ll just leave you with a picture of my aunt & uncle in their handmade costumes:

I love being part of this amazing family! ♥

xo,
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