I hope this image takes on a life of its own for each viewer. Now I sharpen up my sense of humor, knowing that soon I'll have a lap full of cats batting at the brightly colored balls of yarn or hanging off the needles. I find inspiration for my paintings in everyday experiences just like these. In this summer of innocence we watch as mother and daughter touch and explore the subtle surfaces, both physical and emotional, of their relationship. Tender toes reach down and casually stir the cool water.
Entwined arms require no reassuring words.
Averted eyes offer no challenge, need no response. Soft sighs call only for stillness. In this comfortable silence, delicate feelings wing out across the warm air. Together, old and young, they share the nurturing magic of new understandings, of new growth. As viewers we are privileged to enter this charming world created by a master painter of the intimate moment.