I've had in my head to do a few conceptual portraits about my goofball life: i.e. funny stories, inside jokes, people I've known... This conceptual portrait came out of that endeavor. When I was young, there was a woman in my grand-mother's neighborhood who was always trying to spy on the neighbors. My cousins and I would be outside playing in the yard and we would see her peeking out her windows checking us out. Her name was Mrs. UpShaw. She has long passed on however, in my family, anytime one of us tries to listen, eavesdrop or spy on someone we say we are "Pulling an UpShaw"... So here I am... Pulling an UpShaw... Thank you Mrs. UpShaw, for your inspiration. We talk about you to this day, HAH!

 

by Lady Caroline

Model: Caroline Rutland