As you age, you become more aware of the cyclical nature of life. You have lived long enough to see the repeated patterns that appear in each generation. It makes me wonder why we seem incapable of learning more from the generations that have gone before us.
I remember when I was young, very old people made me nervous to be around. Their shaky hands and voices, deeply wrinkled skin and watery eyes - aging can be confronting. And who is sticking about to have a deep and meaningful conversation with their great, great granny when the sun is out and the playground is calling.
I wonder if it’s also form of protection. What youngster wants to discover that beyond the bells and whistles of your career, money and shiny toys - the quality of your life is likely to boil down to the same two things it always has. Your relationship to yourself, and your relationship with others.
That’s enough to pop any five-year-olds balloon.
Especially if you’re a five-year-old in the 1970s who believes they are destined to marry a prince and live in castle. Although as it turns out, the reality of that scenario is less appealing these days.
I do wish I’d spent more time listening when I had the chance, but also sometimes you’re just not ready to receive the message and have to figure it out for yourself.
$750.00 NZD
30 × 40cm framed
Acrylic on canvas
Shipping is an additional $40.00 flat rate NZ wide.
As you age, you become more aware of the cyclical nature of life. You have lived long enough to see the repeated patterns that appear in each generation. It makes me wonder why we seem incapable of learning more from the generations that have gone before us.
I remember when I was young, very old people made me nervous to be around. Their shaky hands and voices, deeply wrinkled skin and watery eyes - aging can be confronting. And who is sticking about to have a deep and meaningful conversation with their great, great granny when the sun is out and the playground is calling.
I wonder if it’s also form of protection. What youngster wants to discover that beyond the bells and whistles of your career, money and shiny toys - the quality of your life is likely to boil down to the same two things it always has. Your relationship to yourself, and your relationship with others.
That’s enough to pop any five-year-olds balloon.
Especially if you’re a five-year-old in the 1970s who believes they are destined to marry a prince and live in castle. Although as it turns out, the reality of that scenario is less appealing these days.
I do wish I’d spent more time listening when I had the chance, but also sometimes you’re just not ready to receive the message and have to figure it out for yourself.
$750.00 NZD
30 × 40cm framed
Acrylic on canvas
Shipping is an additional $40.00 flat rate NZ wide.