The Faces of Christ
Andy's 'eye' for expression and his passion for detail is made obvious in these paintings of Christ.
His choice of textures and colors reflects his own perspective of Christ's suffering.
Each picture creates a different wave of emotion.
The boldness of the crucifix amidst the 'softness' of the water color is a combination rarely seen.
"First Attempt"
Andy's "First Attempt" was this painting of the wren now called "Granny's Carolina Wren".
His "Granny" ('Crackers') is "Sis" (Wright) Anderson, Karen's mom, with whom Andy was exceptionally close. Andy adored her, and she, of course adored him. She first got the nickname "Crackers" when Andy's cousin Artie had trouble pronouncing "Grandma". "It sounded something like "Crackers" - not exactly, but close - and Steve (Andy's dad) started calling her "Crackers" and it stuck." Karen says that even though her parents weren't together then, her dad didn't care for the nickname at all, saying it "sounds disrespectful". But "Sis" didn't mind, so "Crackers" it was! I'm sure she had fun with it. And as for me - well, I'm not too surprised at the nickname - or the laughs behind it!
His "Granny" ('Crackers') is "Sis" (Wright) Anderson, Karen's mom, with whom Andy was exceptionally close. Andy adored her, and she, of course adored him. She first got the nickname "Crackers" when Andy's cousin Artie had trouble pronouncing "Grandma". "It sounded something like "Crackers" - not exactly, but close - and Steve (Andy's dad) started calling her "Crackers" and it stuck." Karen says that even though her parents weren't together then, her dad didn't care for the nickname at all, saying it "sounds disrespectful". But "Sis" didn't mind, so "Crackers" it was! I'm sure she had fun with it. And as for me - well, I'm not too surprised at the nickname - or the laughs behind it!