”Claus Oldenburg makes giant everything,” she says. In college, McCarthy imitated the style of a particular artist for a class project. “My mom said when I turned five it was obvious I had artistic talent.” Hailed as the class artist, she created murals and posters for a variety of purposes. After McCarthy finished posing, she’d paint her own portrait wearing the same clothes she wore in her father’s painting. up so we could watch while he painted,” she says, still remembering the strong odor of his oil paints. She remembers posing with her sister for hours while their father painted their portraits. “I was the kid at the back of the room doodling and getting in trouble for not paying attention.” According to McCarthy, her artist father was instrumental in nurturing her talent.
“Math was not a good subject for me,” she says. In fourth grade, McCarthy was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder. She was a hero and forever after picked first when her friends chose up sides. On that day, Joe’s kick rocketed toward McCarthy and she caught it. “My memory of him is as a hulk!” Joe was the kid everyone in the field backed up for because he could kick the ball far into the outfield. She remembers playing outfield in a kickball game in elementary school. Sports and art figured prominently in Meghan McCarthy’s childhood.
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