Gran Tanner

[marc_chagall]

Portrait of my great-grandmother, 'Gran Tanner', born Maria Caudle. Conté pencil on inkjet paper, A4 size. Based on a photo dating from the 1920s, when Gran was in her eighties.

[Ed]

Haunting. Imagine the times she lived through. She would have lived through the American Revolution, Crimean War, Boer War, WW1. Life was a lot different when she was a young woman.

[marc_chagall]

Absolutely. No wonder she looks so tough.

[desertwomble]

You caught the toughness well.

Good 'un.

DW

[marc_chagall]

Thanks Paul.