There’s A Nude Woman In My Bedroom

Do any of you have that one piece in your home, that you are sentimentally obligated to…or is it just me??? My uncle lived most of his life in Miami. He had climbed the ranks in education. His wife was an artist. We moved him home to KY, shortly after her passing. He and I had fun rummaging through all of his belongings he brought with him. The man had apparently not thrown anything away in the past thirty years! He had multiples of everything: scissors, staplers, magnifying glasses…you know, all of the essentials! LOL

As I mentioned, his wife had been an artist. One day he whipped his big Town Car into my driveway (and I do mean whipped it in! I apologize to anyone who encountered him on the road!) With a big smile on his face, he told me to come over to his house. He had something he wanted to give me. He had done really well in life, so I was so excited to see what it was going to be. I hurried over there as fast as I could. “ I want you to have something,” he stated proudly, as he went to another room to retrieve it. Out he came, with a large frame, probably 5 ft. tall! OH BOY…a piece of art! I was already imagining where I would hang it! He stopped in front of me, turned the frame around and there it was! Yes, a piece of art, alright! He was giving me a nude portrait that his wife had painted of a neighbor! There in a detailed pencil drawing, was some woman’s backside! What in this world was I going to do with this large framed print of a naked woman?!

I appreciated the talent. More than that, I loved my Uncle and knew how special this piece was to him. His wife was gone. All he had to remember her by were mementos, such as this piece of her art. He loved me enough that he wanted me to have it. Of course, I had to use it somewhere in my house and of course, I always would! Almost twenty years later, the lady in the buff, hangs on a far wall in my bedroom. If I’m showing someone around my house and we come to my room, I deliberately point out the large picture in the corner and go into full explanation of why there’s a nude woman in my room! LOL

Thanks for allowing me to share a walk down memory lane! Enjoy your week!

Marada