Ancestors?

Here's a painting a talented artist made of my sister, my mom, and I, wearing our traditional Balinese costumes. No, not really! This is a painting in our hotel room and, coincidentally, they look just like us! My dad was the first one to notice. Indonesians and Filipinos really share the same blood, but what are the chances that they would look just like the three of us? I wonder if the artist used real models or painted these women from his own imagination. If they are real people, I'm pretty sure we're related!

It's in the genes

Not a lot of people know that my mother is a fine arts graduate. She's so busy managing her own business that she could no longer find the drive to paint. It's too bad I can't find her other paintings. I'm sure she has a lot more from college, but this is the only painting of hers I could find. I wish my mom would find that desire to paint again! I always thought she was brilliant. In fact, I always looked up to her for inspiration.

Me and my mom have different styles that I think reflect our contrasting personalities. She is a realist, which makes sense because she's so logical and level-headed. Her lines are so accurate and clean, which I can never imitate. I, on the other hand, am an impressionist. I'm complex, out-of-this-world, and free-spirited, and those characteristics are perfectly demonstrated in my works. Although we're completely different, I still got the painting skills from her. Where else would I have gotten it from?