J's Door
80” x 32” - acrylic and sharpee on wood.
My firstborn graduated. He is a sharp and powerful person. That is a dangerous combo as this door discovered one day when the soon-to-be graduate crushed a hole through the wood.
I thought it fitting to use this door as a foundation for his portrait. This door, instead of opening to let him through, was closed to him when his force was moving in that direction. The door may have slowed him down for a moment, but it was damaged more than he. It was removed. He continued on.
I pray that as this graduate discovers countless more closed doors in the next phase of his life he remembers that he is powerful enough to crush through them. But… that it may be wiser to try the handle first.
I am proud of the person you are. I love you. To your growth.
80” x 32” - acrylic and sharpee on wood.
My firstborn graduated. He is a sharp and powerful person. That is a dangerous combo as this door discovered one day when the soon-to-be graduate crushed a hole through the wood.
I thought it fitting to use this door as a foundation for his portrait. This door, instead of opening to let him through, was closed to him when his force was moving in that direction. The door may have slowed him down for a moment, but it was damaged more than he. It was removed. He continued on.
I pray that as this graduate discovers countless more closed doors in the next phase of his life he remembers that he is powerful enough to crush through them. But… that it may be wiser to try the handle first.
I am proud of the person you are. I love you. To your growth.