Carnation Again

2024
Oil on canvas
24” x 24”

For this painting, I reenvisioned Sargent’s ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ with my 3-year old twins, Julien and Isla. At dusk, we headed out into our backyard and I gave them a paper lantern to discover. I watched in awe as the same look of wonder seen on Sargent’s young models spread across their faces. Despite how much the world has advanced since those simpler times of 1885, the childlike astonishment of a simple splendor still remains.

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