Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie posed for a photo with one of his art therapist's, Jessie. Mattie's art therapists knew he LOVED canvases. They couldn't order enough of them, because he loved to paint. This was a Mattie abstract. I happen to love the shapes and colors and it hangs in our dining room! It captures many of Mattie Miracle's colors (red, orange, and yellow). Of course when Mattie created these works of art, I never knew they were going to be legacy pieces after he died. But I am so happy we have them!
Quote of the day: Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. ~ Arthur Golden
Typically on Father's Day we stay home. But when my friend in cancer asked us to go to Paint Nite with her, I gave it thought. To me creativity and distractions are key to managing grief. So what is Paint Nite? It is a National organization that makes painting a social experience. The events take place in local restaurants/bars all over the Country and for 2-hours you meet in a gathering of 25 people with an instructor. The instructor talks you through every step of creating the painting! Yesterday the painting we ALL created was a seascape with a sunset and boat. Personally, I think Peter found his INNER VAN GOGH today! It was Peter's first Paint Nite and the teacher singled out his painting as an example to show the other attendees! A natural!!! It was a great creative distraction for an otherwise hard day.
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Vicki, a Your quotes always move me! Sometime, I write them down in my book of quotes!! I have several thought on your painting and Peter's which I an going to finish tomorrow because as I think I drift off to sleep. I am very tired tonight for some reason - so will finish my thought process in the morning
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