Unexpected
This is the transition piece between two others Change and Underneath.
Unexpected has a whole lot more meaning now. We have all been living unexpectedly during quarantine.
Oh the ordinary things I miss:
holding my friend’s baby and remembering through touch the softness of chubby thighs I felt a few years ago on my own babies
putting off the haircuts, till I could almost braid the boy’s hair, but have so many choices of where and when to go
the knot in my stomach when it was my son’s turn to bat or my daughter’s turn to vault
giving my friend a good caring hug when her puppy died, because now I get it
going to the library and having the extra motivation to finish the book pronto ‘cause it was due soon
But among many things I appreciate now, a top one is learning to see the light in the eyes of people that are smiling back under their facemasks
Below are a few process pictures of Unexpected.
If you are wondering about the last few shots in the process, I painted this piece on stretched watercolor paper, mounted it onto a wood panel, trimmed it and finished with cold wax. A process that allows me to display my watercolors without glass. It gives it quite the contemporary look. I promise it is better in person.
What do you miss that used to be normal?
What do you appreciate about today?