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| "The Color of Spring" 6 x 8 Watercolor by Gail Watford |
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| "Where's Mom?" Watercolor 6x8 by Gail Watford |
These are the last two small watercolors I did while my husband was in the hospital. Rather than talking about the hospital stay I thought I would let you in on my thoughts while doing these paintings!
The landscape "The Color of Spring" reminds me of places my husband and I like to go in Wyoming, wild flowers blooming on our beautiful prairie, mountains in the distance and a ice cold stream reflecting the blue of the sky! What a great place to be!!! A place both my husband I would rather be than trapped in the hospital!
When I look at "Where's Mom?", I think about growing up on my parents ranch with lots of calves following their Momma's. I remember my Daddy steadfastly caring for the expectant heifers. Sometimes Daddy kept the cows in the barn when he knew it was going to be a difficult delivery. But most of the time that was not the case and he would have to go out in the worst weather, 24/7 just to make sure the Mom and the new born calf were safe. On rare occasions he would find either the cow or the calf would not survive the delivery. It was never an easy transition for the one left behind. Being optimistic, I think the Mama cow in my paintings is not too far away. I think she is grazing on a bale of hay my Daddy just put out for her and the rest of the herd! :)
The landscape "The Color of Spring" reminds me of places my husband and I like to go in Wyoming, wild flowers blooming on our beautiful prairie, mountains in the distance and a ice cold stream reflecting the blue of the sky! What a great place to be!!! A place both my husband I would rather be than trapped in the hospital!
When I look at "Where's Mom?", I think about growing up on my parents ranch with lots of calves following their Momma's. I remember my Daddy steadfastly caring for the expectant heifers. Sometimes Daddy kept the cows in the barn when he knew it was going to be a difficult delivery. But most of the time that was not the case and he would have to go out in the worst weather, 24/7 just to make sure the Mom and the new born calf were safe. On rare occasions he would find either the cow or the calf would not survive the delivery. It was never an easy transition for the one left behind. Being optimistic, I think the Mama cow in my paintings is not too far away. I think she is grazing on a bale of hay my Daddy just put out for her and the rest of the herd! :)
