Tree of Hearts
Oil Painting, 16x20, in a private collection
Prints, 16x20" $75.00
I dedicated this painting to two pets I lost one horrible summer. I had been laid off from my job in Santa Rosa and was unsuccessful in finding a new one in that location. My acceptance of a job in the Bay Area, necessitated a move to Pleasant Hill, with close access to Bart because my new job was at Children's Hospital, in Oakland. Unfortunately, I had to rent an apartment so I couldn't take my dog or cat with me. My dog, Mr. Peanut was 12 years old and had a heart condition, so I had to make the difficult decision to have him euthanized. During the same time frame, my cat Rusty was seriously injured in a cat fight, so I was unable to save him either. My heart was broken with the loss of my two pals and as is usual for an artist, I tried to work through my pain by creating a memorial to them.
In February, while trudging to the Bart Station, I noticed the dormant Oak Trees in the area around the area. Viewing the gnarled branches, I thought I could make out some heart shapes, so with the trees in mind I began my memorial painting to my pets, there are three hearts in the tree, one for Mr. Peanut and Rusty and one for Star another cat I had lost years ago. The heavenly valley just seemed to flow through my brush with the muted shades of Sienna. It seemed like a place my pets would be waiting for me, when I passed on to rejoin them.
Prints, 16x20" $75.00
I dedicated this painting to two pets I lost one horrible summer. I had been laid off from my job in Santa Rosa and was unsuccessful in finding a new one in that location. My acceptance of a job in the Bay Area, necessitated a move to Pleasant Hill, with close access to Bart because my new job was at Children's Hospital, in Oakland. Unfortunately, I had to rent an apartment so I couldn't take my dog or cat with me. My dog, Mr. Peanut was 12 years old and had a heart condition, so I had to make the difficult decision to have him euthanized. During the same time frame, my cat Rusty was seriously injured in a cat fight, so I was unable to save him either. My heart was broken with the loss of my two pals and as is usual for an artist, I tried to work through my pain by creating a memorial to them.
In February, while trudging to the Bart Station, I noticed the dormant Oak Trees in the area around the area. Viewing the gnarled branches, I thought I could make out some heart shapes, so with the trees in mind I began my memorial painting to my pets, there are three hearts in the tree, one for Mr. Peanut and Rusty and one for Star another cat I had lost years ago. The heavenly valley just seemed to flow through my brush with the muted shades of Sienna. It seemed like a place my pets would be waiting for me, when I passed on to rejoin them.