Reneé (Mom), An Artist’s Lifelong Muse, Would Be 90*

Shortly after her nineteenth birthday Reneé became the lifelong muse of a her husband Richard, a visual artist. She passed on March 10, 2016. She would be 90 on May 7. That day is also her great granddaugher Brooklyn’s birthday.

Watercolor, Richard J Van Wagoner, Courtesy of Van Wagoner Family Trust**

The painting above is among my favorites in the Reneé series.