The lush greenery and warm air of a summer day...welcome to A Day at the Lake!
This painting was started when my husband made a sincere request: “I want you to paint a picture of my future. I’m going to let you interpret what that would look like.”
The future? It took awhile to imagine what that could be.
I thought of a home on the water someday.
Sketched an idea where I'd portray him sitting on a cabin porch playing a guitar.
But it looked lonely.
So… if we had a house on a lake, wouldn’t we invite everyone? That sounded like a whole lot of fun. The more I worked on it, I would giggle with each new idea. This painting “painted itself” and you are looking at the end result.
At first, I had definite “assigned activities” for specific family members and friends. But as the work progressed, I realized that because it was future there would be children and spouses we may not know yet.
My heart with this work was twofold. I wanted my husband to have a bright and happy view of his future, and because we are a blended family, I wanted everyone to feel included. When I presented him with the painting at his birthday party this year, it became obvious that I’d achieved the second objective, because family members were enthusiastically claiming their spot in the picture: "I'm definitely riding the waverunner!" "That's me, reading in the hammock. Ahhhh."
Objective 1? Well, he has just finished recording a new CD, and is calling it "The Next Chapter." The painting will be the cover of this soon to be released CD.
I think he likes his view of the future.
You are in the painting, you know. If your feet aren’t in the water, you’re sitting on the back deck enjoying this scene with a glass of cold lemonade in your hand. I love it that you’re here.
Elaine
A print is available! Click here: A Day at the Lake
This painting was started when my husband made a sincere request: “I want you to paint a picture of my future. I’m going to let you interpret what that would look like.”
The future? It took awhile to imagine what that could be.
I thought of a home on the water someday.
Sketched an idea where I'd portray him sitting on a cabin porch playing a guitar.
But it looked lonely.
So… if we had a house on a lake, wouldn’t we invite everyone? That sounded like a whole lot of fun. The more I worked on it, I would giggle with each new idea. This painting “painted itself” and you are looking at the end result.
At first, I had definite “assigned activities” for specific family members and friends. But as the work progressed, I realized that because it was future there would be children and spouses we may not know yet.
My heart with this work was twofold. I wanted my husband to have a bright and happy view of his future, and because we are a blended family, I wanted everyone to feel included. When I presented him with the painting at his birthday party this year, it became obvious that I’d achieved the second objective, because family members were enthusiastically claiming their spot in the picture: "I'm definitely riding the waverunner!" "That's me, reading in the hammock. Ahhhh."
Objective 1? Well, he has just finished recording a new CD, and is calling it "The Next Chapter." The painting will be the cover of this soon to be released CD.
I think he likes his view of the future.
You are in the painting, you know. If your feet aren’t in the water, you’re sitting on the back deck enjoying this scene with a glass of cold lemonade in your hand. I love it that you’re here.
Elaine
A print is available! Click here: A Day at the Lake
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