Papaw...
Pepaw...
Papa...
Pop...
Grandpa...
Granddad...
Gumpy...
Gramps...
Opa...
Baba...
Big Paw...
Sir...
Feed Papaw's cows apples!
Count Pepaw's sheep!
Go fishing with Papa!
Build something with Pop!
Read a book with Grandpa!
Watch tv with Granddad!
Help Gumpy make breakfast!
Sit on the swing with Gramps!
Play catch with Opa!
Go to church with Baba!
Drive Big Paw's tractor!
Take a nap beside Sir!
Pretty special relationships...
Original Oil Painting on 18"x 26" Museum Wrapped Canvas
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What's this story behind this?
I always want to know the story. A painting without a story is... well, for me it's just missing a crucial element.
Making up a story can be just as good as knowing the real story though.
So... what do you think?
A. Little Tucker wandered across the field to see if his favorite neighbor had made any of his favorite cookies lately. She had, and he got one. But then she had to walk him home to face his worried mother.
B. Little Tucker couldn't wait to try out his brand new camouflage boots. Aunt Victoria took him on a hike across the field to see if they really did make his feet disappear in the grass.
C.Little Tucker and his mom took a carrot or an apple into the pasture every morning when they went to pet Grandpa's horse.
Which one do you think it is?
Last weekend I got to visit my daughter and son-in-law, and they took me to the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. I loved it! (at least I loved 3/4 of it.... I can get enough of the other 1/4, art from the 13th-16th century, in a hurry.)
I caught my self asking questions about the story behind the paintings.. "What were these people thinking? Why would the artist choose to paint this scene? Who do you suppose these people were? (Yes, I realize that I could probably Google the answers to some of these questions, take an art history class, or read an art book. But, we kind of enjoyed making up the stories.
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Japanese Footbridge" - Monet
Do you think Mr. Monet walked across that bridge every day?
Did he plant those waterlilies just so he could paint them?
Did they just show up one year and surprise everybody, so they called up their friend Claude to come over and bring a canvas and some brushes?
"Girl with a Watering Can" - Renoir
Who was this little girl?
Do you think she was hot in those long sleeves and that lace?
How did she know Mr. Renoir?
Did Pierre-Auguste put snacks in that little watering can to bribe her to keep still?
"Lake Luceren" - Bierstadt
Was this scene just part of Mr. Bierdstadt's neighborhood?
Did he have to wait for the season and weather to be just right?
How did Albert manage a canvas that big?
"Green Plums" - Decker
What's a green plum?
Did Mr. Decker pick these from his own tree?
Are you sure, Joseph, that they aren't just apples?
(By the way... I loved this simple painting more than any other in the museum...)
"Banks of the Seine, Vétheuil - Monet
Sorry, Mr. Monet... Your painting is lovely, but not nearly as lovely as the young lady in purple standing with me... :)
So... if you really want to know which is the real story behind "Almost Home".... It's "B"
