Sunday, May 8, 2011

... happy mother's day ....


it is mother's day .. happy day to you if you are a mom .... happy day to my mom as well ... if you are familiar with my blog, you might know that a frequent commenter is artmom ... that's my mom .... one of my biggest fans, if not THE biggest fan of my work ... it's nice how it works out that way , huh?
here is a recent painting i've done ...

it's a 12 by 12 canvas with a map back ground and turquoise glazing ... a nest seems perfect for mother's day (although i considered posting a flower collage cause lot's of moms get flowers on mother's day ... mine did last year ....) ..... a nest seems perfect for mother's day ... most moms tend to be in charge of the nest .... and have something special with the progeny in the nest ... and ... in this case, there's a key .... it could be a key so that you know the door is always open .... like in my case, my parents door is always open to me ... though my key to their far away home is metaphorical .... or, it could be the key that locks the door and keeps your family safe and tucked away... when i see this key, it reminds me of the fact that my kids are growing up .... we have keys for each kid ... little.e.beck.artist's key even has a minnie mouse on it .... she takes it with her to school when she might be coming home to an empty house (rarely, but she's old enough that it does sometimes happen .....) ... so a key in my house is a sign of growing up ....

happy mother's day ... hope someone has the key to your heart, too ......

2 comments:

Darla said...

The key to the "nest" is a perfect analogy for always being able to go home. Happy Mother's Day to you and to Artmom too!

Darla

artmom said...

and happy mother's day to all who read this! I am e's biggest fan as witnessed by the walls in my studio. And she is one of my biggest fans as witnessed by the walls in her library and elsewhere!
We have such fun together, especially in the studios with the kids! we live too far apart, but see each othe often enough to want it to be more and longer visits! hugs to all.....artmom