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Jan 5, 2024
Media: oil on canvas board
Size: 6x8 in
Today, I paint a lot of 'still-life', which is interesting because that is what I want for myself. My second child was calm and quiet when he was born. Truthfully, it made me nervous, because my first child had cried lustily at birth and I had taken that as a reassurance of health and life. But my second just quietly looked hard at us, as if to say, "Who did I get for parents?" He was a contemplative newborn...and I quickly came to adore his quiet, zen-like presence. He was born as he would go on to be: a quiet writer, a beloved teacher. He has taught me so much, including some dark and painful lessons about myself. Little did I know that I had given birth to my own Thích That Hang water lily situation! Today, I paint a lot of 'still-life', which is interesting because that is what I want for myself. My second child was calm and quiet when he was born. Truthfully, it made me nervous, because my first child had cried lustily at birth and I had taken that as a reassurance of health and life. But my second just quietly looked hard at us, as if to say, "Who did I get for parents?" He was a contemplative newborn...and I quickly came to adore his quiet, zen-like presence. He was born as he would go on to be: a quiet writer, a beloved teacher. He has taught me so much, including some dark and painful lessons about myself. Little did I know that I had given birth to my own Thích That Hang water lily situation! |
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