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Remenants

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© Sandra Pelly, 2015, All Rights Reserved, artfromsoul.com
Acrylic on paper, A4 size

reference: Abandoned house 4 by Danmandson by :icondanmandson:


I made this one for my husbands Nonno and Nonnas 50th wedding anniversary.  I forgot to post last year  it so I am posting it now.

Thing is ghosts from past stay with you forever, stay in ruins, mark your soul.  Ones roots always draw them back, holding them not letting go.  My roots are very strong no matter how much I have tried in past to sever them.  They always drag me back to things I know, the stone houses, salt in air, wind in my hair.  Sometimes when I think my emotions drown me, and sometimes they make me smile.  While giving birth to my youngest I was remembering my home, scuba diving, and it made it easier, however as lot of times I think of childhood my daughters wont have, the freedom I used to have, the history that used to surround me that embedded itself to my whole being, salt, sea, warmth and endless summers on the stone pier near my home.  Thing is even though it is where my parents live now it is still home.  I often dream of buying of one of the old remenants of life, an old ruined house, rebuilding it to former glory and living there.  A fantasy that is intangible.  That is why I paint it.
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
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:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Impact

An interesting picture depicting the Do's and Dont's of symbolic gratification. This work is setting the ground rules for occupancy. A line of demarcation as it were. Insight gained only through the experience of experimentation and rejection of the experiment in a domestic setting. The condition of this dwelling would indicate that a great deal would be needed to restore this dwelling to its former condition.
What looks to be a piece of luggage gives the impression of a vacation of the premises either voluntary or forcibly, most likely the latter. The pleasant daylight would seem to usher in a brand new day for home improvement.