Last summer my hubby and I were in Atlanta, and we paid a visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
At the time, the Gardens were featuring a special Bug exhibit titled, "Big Bugs and Killer Plants by talented metal artist, David Roger. The bugs were indeed huge- I could already see photos of people-sized frogs and giant butterflies in the brochure that I'd cut from an Atlanta Guidebook.
At the time, the Gardens were featuring a special Bug exhibit titled, "Big Bugs and Killer Plants by talented metal artist, David Roger. The bugs were indeed huge- I could already see photos of people-sized frogs and giant butterflies in the brochure that I'd cut from an Atlanta Guidebook.
The very first thing that I remember upon entering the welcoming pavillion was a kid about 4 screaming at the top of his lungs and beating his fists into his mother's chest as she tried to carry him into the exhibit area.
"I don't wanna see the bugs! Pleeeeeeze don't make me see the bugs! Take me home now! Waaaaaahhhhh!"
As the kid continued to pummel his headstrong mother (who headed into the garden area in spite of the fact that her kid was clawing, scratching and kicking her like a soccer ball as she tried to carry him forward), I was reminded of my own first born, who was afraid of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and ....bugs.
Last month I decided to create a slideshow for the same firstborn's wedding, and out came hundreds of treasured pictures from the family archives. I found a picture of Kenny's exhuberance after catching his first fish, and the picture reminded me of the little boy statue in the water lily pond at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. The little boy has his head tilted towards the sun, a fish in hand as he stands atop his own little lily pond world.
Over the weekend I pulled out the pictures that we had taken at the gardens last year and decided to paint the lily pond scene, with the little boy statue intended as the focal point. This is one of those paintings that I may change in a couple months, or then again I may just leave it alone. For now, I think I'll just call it done and enjoy the memories that that screaming kid and the little statue in the gardens evoked.
This painting would make a lovely wedding gift for anyone who is being married at The Atlanta Botanical Gardens. It is also a painting that anyone living in the Atlanta area's vibrant community can identify with. My favorite tourist destinations while visiting Atlanta were the Buckhead restaurants and the lovely art galleries in Marietta. I hope I can return there some day!
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