Father's Day Reflections

Thoughts of my Dad surrounded me all day yesterday on Father's Day. It made me want to sketch and paint some sort of memory of Dad, but I didn't know quite where to start - or what to use as an image. I mentioned what I wanted to do to Mom and she was eager to help me. Mom found a small box with mementos that Dad kept in his nightstand. I chose a couple simple objects to include in my sketch. I really enjoyed sketching Dad's keepsakes, and thinking about when and where he must have got them. Sketching this page was a memorable way to spend part of the special day.

One of the special 'finds' that I came across while looking through Dad's keepsakes, was a handmade Father's Day card that I made for Dad many, many years ago - one of those humble homemade cards that only a parent could love. But, the homemade card held a new significance to me now as I am trying to put more focus creating art. The thought of my Dad keeping this card for many years, certainly brought a smile to my face, and it felt like Dad was encouraging me to pursue my art.

Embarrassing as it might be.... I share the cover and last page of the card with you here now. The card included other pages, but I'm just posting images of the first and last pages, along with all the text from the card (complete with original misspellings and capitalization!!):













MY FATHER
He Hammers on nails
Fixes sails
Waves Hi
And says good by
He eats his dinner
And never gets thinner
He trains the cat
And is the same
He Kisses my Mother
And my brother
And Best of all
He is my Father.
Happy Father's Day!!


Remember we all started somewhere.....

Every child is an artist. The problem now is how to
remain an artist once we grow up.
Picasso