Carolyn Wyeth

[5] At the age of 12, Wyeth began training with her father in his studio starting with a foundational grounding in drawing using charcoal, mastering studies of cubes, pyramid and plaster casts.

[4][8] Wyeth's sensitive nature lies beneath "her feisty, no-nonsense demeanor" attributes which are reflected in the direct yet perceptive depiction of her subjects.

[8] By her early 20s, Carolyn Wyeth found her own mode of expression and won exhibition awards and accolades.

She lived in her parents Chadds Ford home her entire life[4] and married fellow artist Franceso Joseph Delle Donne (1919–2007) in 1941.

After her death, her family held an unusual memorial service where her cremated remains "went kaboom" after being shot into the air in front of her home.

[8] At age 12, Wyeth's nephew Jamie began study in the studio filled with the art work and props of his grandfather.

In the morning he studied English and history at his home, and in the afternoon joined other students at the studio, learning fundamentals of drawing and composition.

Through Wyeth, Jamie developed an interest in working with oil, a medium he enjoyed at a sensory level: the look, smell and feel of it.

Of her work, Brandywine Museum published: "Her paintings reconstruct private moments from the past and often evoke an air of romance, remembrance and loss.