I came into the bedroom, and there were my daughter and 2 of her cousins hiding in the closet, in the dark, joyous and so proud of themselves for being so brave! Years before, I had a family daycare in my home. My husband was also a painter, and he did a painting of 6 wolf heads floating on his canvas, which we had up on a wall in our house. I remember the kids engaging in this same kind of bravado by running up to the wolf painting, staring at it in mock terror, then giggling and running away. They did this over and over, for months. I added the wolf painting idea to this picture of my daughter and nieces, making it more fun and more obvious than a dark old closet, and as I painted, I thought about how brave they're going to have to be to live in this world we're creating, in order for them to live fully free lives where they can grow to their full potential.
10"x 14" Watercolour/gouache/ink $145. [+ tax & shipping]
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