Family Dinner (72"x 72") oil on canvas. This was an interesting painting to work on. I sort of dove in and just started with the center focus of the painting and worked my way out. It is a strange thing to paint the people close to you. As you put brushstrokes down you reflect on the lives of your loved ones and come to see them in a different way. You start to appreciate what beautiful people they are becoming as they make their way through life. These Sunday dinner family moments are what are important in life and yet we seem to move through them without taking a the time to let them soak in. I am pretty sure at the end of my life as I sit with more time to ponder that I will reflect back and crave one of the these dinners and the lively conversations that are shared at my parent's dinner table.
This painting will be hanging for the next few months at the Spring Salon in the Springville Art Museum in Springville Utah. They put on a great show and I invite you all to go.
Day one, after three hours painting.
This is after day two.
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I came across this post while trying to learn more about this painting and it stopped me in my tracks.
I’m incredibly fortunate to now be the owner of this piece. It originally belonged to a close friend of mine, Brian, who loved it deeply. It moved with him from home to home over the years and always held a special place wherever he was.
After he passed, I couldn’t bear to think I’d never see it again and I was able to bring it into my own home. It’s become more than just a painting, it carries his story, his presence, and the life he lived with it.
I created a site in his memory that reflects his spirit and the way he lived: Keep Going: Brian Patrick O’Neill Legacy https://justkeepgoing.carrd.co/
Seeing your original thoughts behind the work adds a whole new layer of meaning for me. Thank you for sharing it, this connection means more than I can really put into words.
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