Walking In Between Sunrise And Sunset
SundayMay02 2010 Filed in:Galleries Paintings
I finished a painting this morning titled "Walking In
Between Sunrise And Sunset". The title comes from the
song "Living In Twilight" by The Weepies. I listen to
their CD whenever I'm in my car, it reminds me of my
daughter.
This painting is about the time my daughter went to the US to go to high school. I returned to Japan because I wasn't sure she would like high school there and I thought I should take care of everything in Japan just in case she returned. Not long after I returned I became sick and was in a lot of pain. I was happy at times my daughter was not there to see me like that and I couldn't have done anything to take care of her (If you've ever been in pain all you can think about is getting rid it). I fought to recover my health by the time my daughter returned for her summer vacation. That summer my daughter's favorite album was The Weepies' which we listened to often in the car.
If you look closely there is a mother and child standing in the landscape. I did wonder when I was laying in bed if I would ever recover and be able to take walks or enjoy life again. The days passed by blending into each other, the sun would rise and set and slowly I recovered.
I think of this as my daughter and I walking in between two countries also, Japan and the US. I am currently in Japan and my daughter is going to university in the US now. I wish there was a way we could magically meet somewhere in between.
Walking In Between Sunrise And Sunset 97 x 66 cm. (38 x 26 inches) Sumi ink, Gouache, Acrylic, Crayon and Pastels on Indigo Washi
This painting is painted on an Indigo colored Japanese paper. This is a close up.
This painting is about the time my daughter went to the US to go to high school. I returned to Japan because I wasn't sure she would like high school there and I thought I should take care of everything in Japan just in case she returned. Not long after I returned I became sick and was in a lot of pain. I was happy at times my daughter was not there to see me like that and I couldn't have done anything to take care of her (If you've ever been in pain all you can think about is getting rid it). I fought to recover my health by the time my daughter returned for her summer vacation. That summer my daughter's favorite album was The Weepies' which we listened to often in the car.
If you look closely there is a mother and child standing in the landscape. I did wonder when I was laying in bed if I would ever recover and be able to take walks or enjoy life again. The days passed by blending into each other, the sun would rise and set and slowly I recovered.
I think of this as my daughter and I walking in between two countries also, Japan and the US. I am currently in Japan and my daughter is going to university in the US now. I wish there was a way we could magically meet somewhere in between.
Walking In Between Sunrise And Sunset 97 x 66 cm. (38 x 26 inches) Sumi ink, Gouache, Acrylic, Crayon and Pastels on Indigo Washi
This painting is painted on an Indigo colored Japanese paper. This is a close up.