Hello folks. I am sharing this pastel today with you because it is the first painting I have done in quite some time. As I posted before, I have been assisting my husband in his chemotherapy. The good news is that he only has two more treatments and he's finished. The bad news is - there isn't any!!
This sunflower represents summer to me. This year the dawn of summer will mean so much. More than spring even because even though there is a gorgeous daffodil blooming at the side of my house, the temperatures during the day are still cool as if winter just won't let go. I think we can make the analogy of winter with bad times. Often when situations in our lives start to get better, it seems as if there are still reminders here and there that can pull us down again. It is as if the bad time won't let go. I have no advice concerning how to cope with such. There are a lot of cliches out there like: think positive, or have faith, or just put one foot in front of the other. These suggestions are good but on a deep level, we just plain want it over. Well, I just want some stuff in my life over and I want summer to come and to ride down the highway and watch the heads of sunflowers bend in the breeze. I want to roll down the window and feel the heat and even get sweaty because it will mean that summer is here and winter has let go. Thanks for listening.
