Well! It sure has been awhile since I have uploaded here!
Things have been a bit chaotic for me in my little corner of the world. In June, I was told due to restructuring I was going to be made redundant at work. Despite this, I needed to finish out my time there and gave up my summer vacation to do so, so that coupled with the endless job hunt, I didn’t in the end have as much time to paint as I had hoped.
So I am happy to share with you my recent painting, “The Sweet Breath of Morning” – measuring 55 x 40 cm – painted on Belgian linen.
I originally came up with this concept 7 odd years ago, back when I lived in southern Sweden. These fields border Svaneholm Castle, outside of Skurup, and it is close to where I first lived when I moved to Sweden. When I took the reference photos for this painting, we were about to move from Skåne up to Västra Götaland, where I live now. It was a point of change. Many things, people, places, were slipping away, and I knew despite the heartache, I would need to plant new seeds.
Now, as I faced a similar crossroads, I felt it was finally time to make this painting. I wanted to include little European robins in this painting as it reminded me of the bird from one of my favorite childhood films, “The Secret Garden”. The little robin led Mary to the door into the Secret Garden and so, I thought, shall these little birds lead the girl into her future.
I do believe that things happen for a reason, though those reasons may be entirely unclear to start with. Somehow, looking back, I always see what the greater picture was. I like to believe that even though the sky seems stormy and the ground dry and brittle… little seeds will eventually grow and I will know where the path was taking me all the while.
I hope you like my new painting, enjoy the meaning behind it, and perhaps see little things that have meaning to you as well.
This painting is currently for sale, so if you would like to have her in your home – feel free to get in touch with me via the contact link above! I greatly appreciate all the support <3 Have a wonderful week!