Abusua Pa (The Good Family: Family Unity)
I finished the Ballerina series but felt that I needed to do one more. This turned out to be a very special project as it was a commission for a sweet couple who first saw my work at the Shemer Art Show. They liked my piece titled "Seeking the Higher Light" and wanted to buy it but it sold just as I called to the gallery to have them put it on hold. I then told the couple that I had had an idea for a piece that had never come to fruition that also had elephants and was about family as elephants are very family centered animals. They loved the idea so I began work on the piece. Before it could be finished though, there was a tragic death in their family. I understood if they did not have an interest in the piece anymore but it became a special piece for them as it spoke about family unity and elephants were the favorite animal of the family member who passed away. I felt incredibly touched by the event as my idea for a piece of art work became a comfort and connection to to the missing family member. I had also included an African symbol called Abusua Pa in the signature which means just that; The Good Family: Family Unity.
And thus ends a series. Now I may include a ballerina in an upcoming painting but it will be in a little different mode than I have thus far been working.
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