My granddaughter asked if I would paint her a unicorn. Being the twin she is, I couldn’t help but include two.
“Maya” Acrylic on canvas board
It’s a challenge to recalibrate my hand and mind’s eye to something new — in this case, something magical, mystical and whimsical. I never paid much attention to horses, let alone unicorns. So, to actually draw or paint one was going to be a fun challenge. For this I did a series of sketches with pencil and paint.
It’s always so special to look through the eyes of my grandkids. It may be simply something they say or do that stops me in my tracks to see life more clearly. In many ways, art gives me this opportunity as well.
Over the years, I have become uber-aware of how the lens through which I see, becomes my reality. If my lens is colored or shaded then my truths about me and the world are equally so.
In a world as polluted as it is, not only in terms of our environment, but maybe more importantly, in the hearts and minds of humanity, we could use a unicorn (or two)!
As an aside, I was curious what Jewish tradition says, if anything, about Unicorns. Surprisingly, it’s written when the Israelites were erecting the portable temple, a striking multicolored animal with one horn in the middle of its head appeared suddenly, and then disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again. Go figure…. Hopefully, it’s a good omen and it’s back with its twin!
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