My mother, Kathryn Hutton, was a fabulous artist. Although she spent most of her life doing commercial art for a greeting card company and designing children’s Christian books (she was an agnostic herself) she was truly a fine artist. This portrait of an Angora cat is typical of her artistic ability. My house is full of her work.
My walls also boast many luminous pastels and watercolors created by my brother Alex. Alex is mentioned in my book; he is a fine artist who works on Broadway and off-Broadway sets in New York.
But honestly, the artwork in my house that touches my heart the deepest are the funny, irreverent pen and ink creations by my daughter Cedar. I have two of them hanging in my kitchen, and two in the living room above the piano. I have many more, as yet unframed. These stay protected in a portfolio, deep in her closet. But they deserve the light of day, so I will get them framed eventually.
It is an amazing thing to have my walls covered with original art, all created by people I have loved.
My mother passed away several years ago at the age of 90. An unfortunately, her portrait of this cat has also disappeared. All we have left of it is this photograph, but according to family legend, the original hung in a Senator’s office in Washington D.C. for many years. – Merry
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