Name: Beckie Saar Leone
Location: Florida, USA
Title:“Precious”
Price of Original: $178
Size: 14″ x 11″ x.75
Medium: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
Artist Website: http://beckieleone.blogspot.com
From Beckie:
This is painted after the old master Gustav Klimt. The painting,“The Three Ages of Woman” was painted in 1905, oil on canvas, 180 x 180cm. It is now located in Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy. The painting is an older distraught standing woman looking down on a full standing young woman holding a child. For some reason, the painting is often divided into two or three images and made into posters and prints. I chose to paint the torso of only the young mother holding a child.
There is nothing more precious than a mothers love for her child.
There is no gift on earth that is more precious to a mother.
My daughter is my gift.
My daughter is precious to me.
I could think of nothing else when challenged to paint ‘THE GIFT’!
8 responses so far ↓
1 Vikki // Sep 19, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Beautiful painting. We hit on the same subject too! The greatest gift I have received in life is my son and daughter.
2 Sonya Meglaurel // Sep 20, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Seems you and Vikki had the same inspiration as seen from different eyes. Tender capture of Klimt work as know the piece you speak of Becky and feel strongly about it as well. Marvel at what pulls us all together as a group under the same theme.
3 Eric S. // Sep 20, 2009 at 2:33 pm
You are so right, our children, are the gift of life. The love we have for them is unique and untamed. Beautiful piece, and so tender.
4 Candle Artist Jfay // Sep 20, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Very beautiful, loving, and tender moment captured in your painting. Children truly are a special gift.
5 Rusty Harden // Sep 20, 2009 at 3:57 pm
How safe and secure they both are. Eyes closed with no fear as they are surrounded by gentleness. The choice of the purple color tells us all to meditate on what that moment feels like.
6 Heather // Sep 20, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Wonderful emotions and composition my friend. Great work!
7 Sarah // Sep 25, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I think this is a feeling that can last beyond a lifetime.
8 Krista // Feb 28, 2010 at 11:21 am
This is beautifully reproduced. It is the simple, pure love between mother and child. Excellent mimic!
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