Shirley and Curly
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Shirley and Curly
Artist
Barbara McMahon
Medium
Painting - Pencil, Watercolour/paper
Description
I painted this watercolour in honour of my younger sister. Our family moved to a century farm in the 1960's. No running water, no electricity and no central heating. My sister hated it! She hated the bugs, the snakes, the outhouse and missed her city friend and missed sidewalks for hopscotch. She was constantly at the mercy of a gaggle of geese and tormented by a nasty rooster. When Curly came into her life, things changed. As a little lamb Curly needed to be bottle fed and that became my sister's chore. The soda bottle with a rubber glove finger for a nipple held its milk and my sister would feed Curly a couple of times a day. They became fast friends and the process of assimilating into farm life had begun. As a reward for being such a good "farm girl" my parents purchased a pair of black and silver cowboy boots for her to wear. They were her pride and joy. Oh.......how I wished I had a pair too! Thank you for viewing. Barbara McMahon
Featured in:
Our 4 legged Friends
Farms Barns Animals.....Group 11/10/2020
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March 18th, 2013
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Comments (15)
Barbara McMahon
Thank you Cathy Anderson for the feature in the Farms Barns Animals.......group! Much appreciated.
Kay Novy
So cute and a great little story on the side. Gee, Barbara this would make for a great story for a children's book!!! Love the painting also!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you dear Kay for your lovely comment! You're absolutely correct. This story and the many other adventures we had on the farm could almost write itself. I just need more TIME!! :)
Randy Rosenberger
LOVE this pairing of beauty on this painting, Barbara, and love the title. What an awesome piece of refined beauty to share. This is going to be my PIF for today for you! LIKED and FAVEd
Nina Stavlund
Aw.. this is so sweet!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you very much Nina! It brought back some sweet memories for my sister.
Joyce Dickens
Shirely and Curly are both adorable dear Barbara; the story of your sister and the young lamb is just a precious as this beautiful watercolour.......outstanding work and a lovely memory - (and those awesome boots sound so beautiful)....xoxo Joyce
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you dear Joyce for your wonderful comment! I'm so glad my sister had Curly as she was threatening to run away from the farm at age 4! :)
Glenna McRae
Sooo adorable!!! Beautiful watercolour illustration!!! Love your description of your younger sister and the farm!!! Great memories!!! F/ Voted
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Glenna! Despite being a quick illustration, my sister was tickled by it. We didn't believe the rooster was bothering her until one day we saw her running from the barn and the big rooster was standing on her head!!! Because she was small he must have thought she was fair game. Hmmm....maybe the next illustration!
Chris Klemens
Reminds me of a pic I saw of my sister-in-law when she was a youngster.
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Chris for your comment. It's nice that it reminds you of someone.