My First Lie

• Posted on jlesikin08
• in Diptych, Multi-Panel Paintings, Oil on Linen
• on September 20, 2021
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My First Lie
oil on linen
20 x 53 in.
panels: 20 x 28 in., 20 x 24 in.
$2,700.
Written on panels' edges:  I remember the first time I lied. I was three years old, alone in my parents' bed on a weekend afternoon. Uncle Joe looked in to announce dinner. I pretended to be asleep. My mother told him: “Let her sleep.” Why did I pretend to sleep? Why do I remember?