i guess i am turning into my mother ㅠㅠ

mom has an art exhibition in august so she's been cooped up like a crazy person in long island painting.  it seems as tho she has really gone into artist mode...ignoring outer appearance...hibernating during new yorks coldest winter in decades...and sending me photos of her master pieces.  i told her to grow out a mole and leave her finger nails long...while she wraps her head in a crazy person elastic band cuz she says it helps her skin from sagging.  i give her critical pointers....but she doesn't take criticism well.  tho i do think she's listening this time...i told her to stop painting flowers and landscapes and practice painting things she's not normally used to.  people, buildings.  it will help with her dimensions...and help with her gauge of lighting.  then i told her to stop using chinese oil painting techniques while using acrylic paints....it's not about the 氣 of one stroke...it's not about saving paint...it's not about messing up your strokes...it's about layering your emotions little by little...continuing to add depth to the artwork...

and well...these paintings are a bit uncanny....i guess i am turning into my mother...