El Pájaro es Libre
El Pájaro (The Bird) is a metaphor for my son. In fact, most of the crows in my paintings are a symbol of him. I painted this just after he graduated from college and got a job in Seattle. He flew the nest. He was free to pursue his life and for me, I was an empty nester. We were both free. It was a new chapter for us and I was eager to see how it would all unfold. Launched. Raising children... It is bittersweet to see them fly away. That’s us, my son and I in the boat.
“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.”
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Medium: Acrylic and Mixed-Media
- Size: 4'x4'
- Year: 2018
