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What a Wonderful World

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What a Wonderful World

I rarely paint commissioned pieces. It just doesn't work for me to start with a preconceived notion (especially when it's someone else's notion). However, when my daughter-in-law, Tara, asked me to do a painting for her granddad to give her grandmother for Christmas, well... He wanted something that illustrated his wife's favorite song, "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World," (a song that always makes me cry when I dance to it). The painting is not exactly my style, but sometimes we just need to forget ourselves and have fun. And, it was fun! I couldn't stop singing the song (yes, I know all the words) for a week (yes, my husband is long-suffering). We won't mention how many times I tried to do a realistic/unrealistic rainbow. Anyway, several layers later, this is what appeared (couldn't get a good photo, but this gives you an idea...look closely and you'll see song notes/lyrics and several bluebirds).