I am a Canadian, lucky and privileged to live in this wonderful, developed, safe, free and beautiful country. I am conscious of this because I didn't grow up here and my life could have been a different story. In my heart I carry endless gratitude for all opened minded and generous people who made my life here easier. I suppose, I am trying to pay it forward.
Is life ever easy? I don't know. It seems that it could be easy for some, but then, we all have the ability to create our own misery if universe does not provide it. But for many around the globe, actually most, I think, misery is generously provided from birth and on, and on.
I don't really think I can change the world (I gave that up sometime in the seventies) but my life has to mean something, I've always believed that it just has to count in some way beyond my own existence.
Well, I am now ageing gracefully, I am a mother and a grandmother but I still have enough health and energy to do what I want to do. Art was my life long passion and I spend more time painting oils now than I did when the kids were young. I very much enjoy painting portraits. People in meaningful moments of their life, like weddings, or children are gratifying to capture, but there is nothing as much fun as painting pets. Not just because I like the animals but I get such a rush from the owners' reaction when they receive the finished artwork. Oh, the disbelieve, the "jumping up and down", the screams, the happy tears - there is nothing like it.
All commissions from my work between now and March go toward Africa. There are several projects and ideas that I would love to bring to life in the orphanage if I had enough money. I will talk about them in my blogs to follow.
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