John (re-worked)
Oil on canvas board 9" x 7"
John Constantine was my grandmother's brother. He died at age 17 of tubercolosis. The one love of John's life was his pigeons. He kept racing pigeons and I wanted to capture that pride he had in them which is so evident in the photograph which must have been taken shortly before he became ill.
posted by Sheila Vaughan at 3:12 PM
6 Comments:
WOW.
What a beautiful, quiet homage to the short life of this young man.
Thanks Bill for the kind words.
Une très jolie marque de respect... Une merveilleuse et précieuse peinture.
Bisous
Merci beaucoup Martine. Vous etes tres gentille.
Hi Sheila,
I think John would have appreciated what you captured here. There is a photograph somewhere of my father with a robin he raised from a chick. He has a similar look of pride on his face. You amaze me in what you express -- wonderful.
XO Barbara
Aren't those old pictures wonderful Barbara? People did not have much in the material sense but they valued the natural world more I think.
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