Village in the Pursuit of Happiness
“… home was not just a cabin in a deep woods that overlooked a placid cove. Home was a state of mind, the peace that came from being who you were and living an honest life.” ― Kristin Hannah, The Great Alone
We all have such different ideas of what home is. The quote above was one I found while doing a bit of searching for a quote by an author that resonated with me and reflected the small family vignette of one of my large paintings I have selected for this post.
This image is part of a 40″x60″ acrylic painting titled ‘Village in the Pursuit of Happiness’. In this ‘village’ series I have incorporated several different visual ideas of what living in a village feels like for me. I am careful to not be too precious with shapes and color and detail rather letting all the vignettes live together peacefully as a painting. View a full image of ‘Village in the Pursuit of Happiness’ with this link.https://anntrainordomingue.com/Art/Detail.php?artid=1211296
Lesson Learned: Home is not only the shelter we live in, but also how we create a life together in the shelter of home.
Ann Trainor Domingue art 
Hmmm… I see a similar family in the full Village painting, but not the family shown in the email. Maybe they live in a different village painting?
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Hi Pat. Sorry to reply so late. The email may have had the earlier version of this doorway couple and baby. I change things as the painting moves along. Thank you for taking a peek. How have you been weathering this odd world these days?
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Actually, solitude suits me very well! If anything, the pandemic has enhanced my hermetic tendencies. I’m not one of those champing at the bit to “get out there”. 🙂
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