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| MORNING SWIM 9x12 Pastel Painting |
This past April, I went back to my hometown in Arkansas to visit with my family, spring was in full bloom and young wildlife abound. Among the wildlife were some families of wild geese that have made residence at two of my parents ponds. Because the geese come back every year to have their families, what started as two adults have now grown to a sizeable group. It's a joy to see the mothers taking care of the young and amazing to watch the care she gives them! The two ponds the geese call home are separated by a two-lane highway. Many times, my Mom and I have watched from my parents windows as the adult geese make sure the babies are safe while swimming in the pond or as they carefully guard the traffic leading the babies across the busy highway to safety from one pond to another.
Back at my home in Cheyenne, I was missing the time with my mother, as we watched the view of the ponds, the geese and their young. This painting captures memories of watching a mother goose as she took her babies for their early morning swim!
