I GREW UP IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA and went to school with a gentleman named Curtis. I'd say that all of us have lost touch with most of the people we grew up with, particularly with people from elementary and middle school. I was in middle school with Curtis, and after the 8th grade, he went to a different school, and we lost touch completely. In 2014, I was working for Paint Nite and he happened to walk into Bertucci's (a now closed Italian restaurant in Richmond) with his wife, Nicole. He'd been living in Richmond for all these years. Again, we lost contact.
Nine years later I ran into him while picking up some groceries. We chatted for probably 2 hours, exchanged numbers and have stayed in contact ever since. His daughter was getting married (unfortunately I was already booked for a live wedding painting) but I had the unique opportunity to draw their wedding day.
Imagine that...drawing the portrait of a childhood friend's daughter and her husband.
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