Don't Forget Me, Forget-Me-Nots
Don’t Forget Me, Forget-Me-Not flowers, 20x20 acrylic and ink on canvas $350
My good friend Melissa, moved to Texas a few years back. As a parting gift, she gave me a little grow kit of Forget-Me-Not flowers. I loved the gift and the sentiment. We also moved and I moved the little pot with me, still waiting to be started. So in homage of that kit, and because I haven’t forgotten you, friend, here is a big bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots.
There is a German legend that just as God had finished naming all the plants, one was left unnamed. A tiny voice spoke out, “Forget me not, O Lord!” And God replied that this would be its name. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I really enjoy negative painting, which is painting around the object rather than the object itself. It makes it a fun puzzle to solve. That technique combined with the many printmaking flowers I was admiring bore this idea. Some see a batik style, others a little printmaking, while there is even some lacework in the butterfly. So it is a combination of many experiences.
And here is the visual process of this piece
I borrowed the quote from a thought-provoking talk, if you are curious click on the name to take you there. The message focuses on not forgetting the power of love.
Now I am singing in my head “Rrremmmmember Meee” from Coco…