Poor Elijah

Poor Elijah

acrylic on canvas

24×48

This painting is to honor the dream of the musician

and the heart of my dad.

The “wall of dreams” behind Elijah represents his aspirations.

In his vision he flies

He takes hold of the roots of the tree of his creativity.

He welcomes “the road” and all that entails

The swirling symbolism is meant to convey the desire to be heard

The bleeding heart in the tree represents the heart of an artist

sensitive, as all true artists are

He stands before an audience and he plays his love and sings his life

his message

his music finally heard

In honor of dad, I placed a yellow pad of paper next to Elijah

My dad always had a yellow pad next to him…he was always writing

always creating songs

Dad was an amazing storyteller

The crossroads (upper left corner) honor the roots of my dad and his music

and…

My dads favorite color is purple