In our series on artworks in Australian homes, Deborah Mills shows us her treasured sketch of daughter Katherine, a ‘prodigious napper’
As a landscape painter, Deborah Mills isn’t in the habit of portraiture – but a surreptitious sketch she made of her daughter Katherine napping on the couch two decades ago has become an unlikely family treasure.the inconspicuous souvenir of a lazy afternoon . It was tucked away in a box of family mementos for years before it “re-emerged itself”, Katherine says.
“Actually, it’s closer to 20,” Deborah corrects. “Katherine was in primary school then – now she’s off traveling the world. A lot of time has passed.”Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian “I love having a kip on the couch with the family moseying around,” Katherine agrees. “It’s my safe space, so for that reason it’s very sentimental.”
Even though she hates photos of herself, Katherine says her mother’s sketch is different. “Despite the invasion of privacy and the unflattering angle and the vanity of loving a picture of yourself, I really treasure it. It’s how she sees me.”
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