Thursday 13 May 2010

Loves Expression

Loves Expression


Yesterday I gave you the explosion of love in colour and music. Today I give you another aspect of what I thought was the three expressions of love. Love comes softly into our lives like a cloud. It creeps in unexpectantly. It catches us unaware when we least expect it.


The feeling I am trying to describe is best described by telling you of the first day I met my daughter. I had been in maternity hospitals many times before. It was part of my job to visit and be with people at the sad times and the happy times. Visiting new mothers was always a happy event and I always left feeling it was the most wonderful thing I had just witnessed.

So now I was on my way to visit my wife and meet my daughter for the first time. In those days fathers were no allowed into the event. So I had done this hundreds of times, I new it was going to be a happy occasion and I was looking forward to it.

Can I describe what I felt when I first saw her. There are no words. It was like a cloud of emotion changing and moving first one then another but bringing with it colour and a bubbling sense of pride and joy. I took her tiny hand and I could not believe what I was seeing, her little pinkies were exactly like mine, with a distinctive bend to them. Sometimes clouds bring rain this cloud brought tears, of joy.

Every time I see her I smile again and the feeling of pride and joy rains into my heart once more.

Somebody tell me, when is Fathers day?

This was the second of three small canvas that I painted on the theme and thoughts of love. Painted in acrylic.


This blog is linked to my other where I have used this artwork:- Gifts and Giving

14 comments:

  1. Father's Day is in June, toward the early middle, I think. Not positive of the day though. Anyway, Ralph, when I had my first daughter was the day I knew for certain that there really is a God. Such perfection could only come from Him. Alas, I wrecked the kids and the precious gifts He gave me...But still I know they are from Him.

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  2. Father's Day on this side of the pond is June 21st.
    Can't speak as a father, but as a mother, when I saw first child, that tiny little boy, a squished face looking like Edward G. Robinson on a good day, I lost my heart. It was no longer mine, it was his! He was, and is, and will always be one of the major love stories in my heart.
    Can't speak of him without my twins who followed; they too have my heart.
    But that first child is so overwhelming!

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  3. I was flowing over with tears of joy at the birth of my/our four children; and even if I see in TV fresh born babies, I'm overflowing or overwhelmed again... (Without religious thoughts!)

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  4. The painting is very powerful Ralph, like love. The photo of me that you see, was taken at the birth of a grand-daughter.

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  5. A rhetorical question from you Ralph. It seems Father's Day is everyday for you!

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  6. What a touching story. When I see these emotionally charged pieces it makes me want to paint!! It seems very useful as a form of catharsis, I only wish I knew the technique. I love this piece because it expresses love without the usual red, dramatic cliches. This illustrates an entirely different stage of love, and it takes a true artists to capture these fleeting moments

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  7. Good morning (afternoon to you ; ) Ralph!
    Yes - it's an amazing, mysterious, beautiful journey isn't it... A nice thought to begin my day.

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  8. Hi Ralph,
    je vous remercie pour votre gentil message laissé sur mon blog.
    En France la fête des pères sera célébré le 20 juin cette année.
    Vous parlez avec beaucoup d'émotion de votre paternité... Et cela a bien transpiré sur votre toile.
    Beau nuage d'amour...
    Amitiés.

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  9. What a nice story to begin my day! I have 3 boys and with each birth there was emotions that can't be explained. That strong love has carried me through and continue today. It is just wonderful!

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  10. I look at my 2 grown men of sons and see the babies they were the day they were born..Of all the things I want to remember this is the one that comes unbidden..Happy Father's day to you Ralph..who needs just one father's day?

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  11. the image is powerful and lovely...and i wish everyone could have a dad like you...it would make them able to trust God more...

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  12. This story brought tears to my eyes. You are indeed a very loving Father. Your painting is so lovely

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  13. This story brought tears to my eyes. You are indeed a very loving Father. Your painting is so lovely

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