Painting together....

Kelli and Me

Inspiration can be drawn from anywhere, not just painting, but inspiration for all areas of our lives.  One of the people that most inspires me is my daughter.  Kelli is a pediatric oncology nurse working with children with cancer.  Personally, I think most of us couldn't do what she does, serving the children that in many cases won't be with us long.  Not only does she do her "nursing" duties, but in most cases becomes friends with the kids and their parents and goes the extra mile(s) in making connections on a personal level.  And I've learned from her stories and those of her colleagues how much it means to the kids to have a familiar face with them, playing with them, and making their time in the hospital as good as it can be.

For the past couple of years, Kelli has been a traveling nurse working 3 month temporary assignments in hospitals around the nation.  On of my joys is her coming home between assignments and getting to spend time with her.  Usually, we try to do a bit of painting together - our daddy/daughter time.  On one of her recent trips home, we spent a couple of hours, took the same reference photo and painted to see how each of us interpreted it.  The photo above is of the two of us just after we finished.  I loved the result so much that I had the paintings framed together.

Daddy and daughter paintings.

Inspiration - who or what inspires you? 

Be inspired by the people and beauty around you and keep painting!