one of her masterpieces hanging in an office, school or home. She makes me proud to be her son! People always ask about family, but by far, my mother receives the most attention and smiles as I address their questions. She is extraordinarily talented, pleasant and easy going, slow to anger; however, you don’t want to see her mad! People are naturally drawn toward her. Some were jealous, but in a humorist way, as they would admit their jealousy and admire her at the same time. Memories are still being made today, but one of my favorites of the past is mother sitting on the back deck of our home. It was summer and mother was multi-tasking as she was tanning with her swim suit on, painting one of her wonderful pictures and teasing the pet crow that we had. I thought it such an unusual site that I snapped a photo of the scene. The crow was interested in mother's work and was sitting on the top of the chair where she was seated. In between paint strokes, mother was tickling its feathers with the paint brush. Although I still have the photo, the image is ingrained in my mind and co-mingles with the everlasting love of my one-of-a-kind mother. A fact recently brought to my attention is how beautiful my mother’s eyes are ! Through those endearing eyes, Elsa Lockert created so many wonderful paintings, saw so much potential in an old piece of furniture or future art student and now
those eyes are failing her. You see, Elsa has macular degeneration today. Although sad, it can be said her eyes both spiritually and physically have served all of us well !
James P. Lockert, #1 Son
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