Past and Present Co-exist

'Daffodil Poem,' (tribute to my mother) oil and acrylic on canvas, 80 x 45 cm

Life has been very fragmented since my mother's passing and I was only able to start painting again last week. I knew she would have been telling me to get back to work so I painted this canvas which is inspired by the Daffodils I had filled our kitchen with. I did not set out to paint them but their popping yellows seeped into my imagery and in the end I let it take over. I did not want to describe the Daffodils photographically, I wanted to give a sense of their yellows as if caught out of the corner of your eye. 

My mother's funeral is on Friday March 9th. By painting I affirmed the continuity of life; the way past and present co-exist, and someone is never far from your thoughts. I began this blog mainly to write about my painting and art related themes but it felt important to acknowledge that our art is not separate from daily events.