My mom loved hotdogs. A month after my dad passed, Keith and I took her to Dallas Hot Wieners, a charming little eatery in Saugerties, NY. A hotdog had made her smile that day. Afterward, we walked to Emerge Gallery.
Oddly enough, I created the image below in 2017, several years before Covid. This painting had been part of a group show, “Primar(il)y Red,” Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY.
“At the end of 2023 Emerge Gallery closed its physical space in Saugerties, NY, but continued hosting group shows virtually through the gallery shop on Artsy.net. The on-line shop offered a platform for the works of Hudson Valley artists to be viewed and purchased by collectors throughout the world.”
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You were prescient with that painting (which I’ve always loved), AM. What wonderful promotion in the newspaper, too. And Millie’s love for hotdogs—a great, touching story indeed. How simple things make huge meanings. 🤗 DS
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Thank you, DS. Was a happy, sad day indeed. Was an honor when I saw the paper. I’d not expected to see my masked gal there.
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Covid isn’t the only thing that this portrait brings to mind. It would also be a good representation for women who have been silenced.
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Yes, VJ. It was and it is – the image bears meaning for me too.
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