My Nana
My Mom is one of those women with the mystical ability to connect with small children and babies. We call her the baby whisperer. She has the innate ability to sense what little ones are feeling and meet them exactly where they are. Pure love with no ego. I am sure this ability is what made her one the greatest elementary school teachers around.
I have always known she is the baby whisperer but when I had my son I got to witness her talent first hand. Witnessing this connection made me want to I create the painting “My Nana” in an attempt to capture that pure love between a boy and his Nana. So you can imagine how excited I was when Penguin Random House Publishing reached out to me to obtain my permission to license the image of my painting on the cover of the highly anticipated debut novel by Sam Sussman!


Sam grew up in the Hudson Valley with his lovely mother. His writing has been recognized by BAFTA and published in Harpers Magazine. Following his mother’s death he found a way to process that immense grief through writing about her and from those stories his book “The Boy From the North Country” emerged. Sam writes about one of the most tender and intimate mother son relationships of our era.
When Sam and I spoke he made it clear that he and I share the same adoration for our mothers and he feels his mother’s spirit is in my painting. Guys!!! I cannot properly express how fabulous it feels when someone tells you they connect with your creation! I am over the moon that my work of art will be associated with such a beautiful story and author.
The cherry on top of all of this is Sam is going to join me on November 7th at Muse & Co Fine Art in Marietta Georgia where I will be the featured artist and he will be signing books and talking with you about his new novel!! Here is a link from the New York Times about Sam’s book!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/books/sam-sussman-bob-dylan-boy-from-the-north-country.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j08.rvdf.hvazmfk2ho1o&smid=url-share
This will be a fun fabulous night of art and literature…Storytelling at its best!! Sign up for my newsletter here on my website and follow me @lisamooreart and Sam @sam_sussman and Muse & Co Fine Art @musecofineart
Muse & Co Fine Art 5 pm-9pm
26 Winters Street
Marietta Georgia