My first painting of a Mumu Mama, she remains nameless..

It was Febuary 1/08 and we were happy. If the secret meaning of happiness is" being content with what you have" then we were very happy! We sat, as was our routine on the deck at sunset and watched the sky spread swaths of colors like paint spills until they all blended into a brilliant orange. A sunset like that is powerful juju, red sky at night and all of that...coupled with wine, a love that never grows old, music and the *Mumu Mamas* were born. Often I just draw a line and the rest appears. My painting is admittedly quite primitive, I never quite capture with paint what my drawings mean to me. But, this is where my Imaginary Island began with visions of women celebrating life. The Mumu Mamas have or represent qualities that I admire or aspire for. From that night on the tales of the Island have grown enormously in my mind. So far, it is a joyous place for me to visit. And I go there often.

I believe 3 were painted that night. This ACEO original painting was for sale with the others but nobody bit and how she has grown on me over the years! The eBay club of artists who paint ACEO's (artists trading cards, a baseball collector card sized original or edition) publish a deck of cards each year and I believe this painting was chosen for the Queen of Hearts, or was it the 10 of hearts?...I'll have to let you know.