Our first home was a townhouse apartment; The kitchen was so narrow that we couldn't pass each other.
Next we got our first little house. It had wonderful low windows that my babies could pull up on and see outside.
Then we moved to a bigger house on a cul-de-sac filled with kids. I made some wallpaper choices that were
Our next home was temporary while we were building our current house. We were about the only family living in a development for college kids. Yikes! Our entertainment was to peek out the upstairs windows. There was always something crazy happening on the street.
Finally we moved into our forever home during the week of 9/11 back in 2001.
I painted this for a friend's son who'll be moving into it (the house) very soon. And that son, that grown man, was once a fourth grader in my classroom. I love when connections circle all the way back around.
Original Oil Painting - 12"x 16"
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This turned out super. Houses so much shape times of our lives. And yes, there was a time wallpaper was the best. Now it is a problem if you have to strip it to refresh.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's true that the "home" isn't always the house, but yes, the houses do have a part in shaping our lives.
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