Diane’s 40th

Description

* Please note that faces and names are blurred to protect the privacy of the client and her family *

The recipient of this painting loved abstract art, the sea, cooking, food, her twin boys, railways, bridges, travel and engineering. So when her wife called to commission this piece as a 40th birthday gift, I asked her tonnes of questions and she (blessedly!) is a pack rat like me – she saves everything!

I was in my glee! I had ticket stubs, phone books, old greeting cards, the usual photos, song quotes, brand names, membership organisations, and more to work with!

I had a wonderful time mapping all the places they had traveled, and tying that map into the recipient’s spirit of adventure and curiousity. The non-abstracted parts of the painting play on two of her favourite locations – Brown’s Beach in Barbados and the Viaduc de Millau in France. See if you can also find:

• An ode to Japanese culture and art
• Pop music lyrics circa 1990s
• Evidence of 2 Caribbean countries
• An Australian sports team logo
• A favoured brand of food processor
• A book collection
• A double-decker bus

What would your story look like?