So, I’ve certainly been a little lax at keeping up with my blog since long before the holidays. Things have been just a little busy around here and to be quite frank, I just wanted to take the time to soak up every single minute of it.
There are so many images, so many memories and so very many stories to share and I promise to start updates on all of it very soon! BUT FIRST – I have been wanting to share something very special with you guys.
When we first moved to the farm, I kept hearing about this amazing – and I want to emphasize AH-MAZING – artist David Boyd, Jr., who creates the most beautiful paintings that you have ever laid your eyes on. Being an artist myself and trying to come up with some way or another to work a piece of his art onto the limited wall space in this little farmhouse, I suddenly had an idea to commission him to capture Chandler’s 21st year in a painting.
David is so very talented and I had no idea at the time, but he is a Southern Impressionist and not necessarily a portrait artist. After much soul searching and his unlimited willingness to meet me at my vision, I finally convinced both of us that my son was Southern and he was free to take this piece of art to any amount of impressionism that he wanted as long as at the end of the day he felt proud to sign his name to the piece. Personally, we couldn’t be more pleased with the finished piece and will treasure it for many years to come.
Please take an afternoon and treat yourself to a walk through some of David’s beautiful work by visiting his website. You will be in total awe at his gift and his vision. His talent is enormous and he has certainly found a beautiful way to put it to use. Here’s a little sneak peek of the image that we used for inspiration, David working his magic, and of course, the final piece.
ENJOY!!!
