Sisters…
This lovely portrait of sisterly love was created in Corel Painter X.
Working on this portrait made me think of my sisters, I have two. Sadly…we are not very close. One sister I have not spoken to in over a year and a half…the other… once in a while. When I was younger I so thought family was important…I worked hard at keeping in touch with everyone when I moved to GA. I craved their friendship, companionship. I would imagine the fact that I am the “baby” of the family made those feelings stronger.
These days I do not work very hard at it. I never know just what “Not” to say to the one for she will just cut you out of her life over the littlest things and your left wondering just what you did, said. After one to many times I am afraid I have decided it is best to not put myself in that position, family or not. The other….well we are just so busy living our lives, living a distance away from one another….I guess too many years of that have gone by.
I know in my heart that one day there will be regrets. It is not that I do not want to be close to my sisters….after many years I just stopped trying. Still, I know that regret can be such a heavy burden. I often think that I could be the only one with those regrets. I learned over the years….and it really took me a very long time for this life lesson….you cannot force people to be part of your life, family or not!
It is heart warming and a joy to see a family that truly enjoys each others company and have the ability to be there for one another.
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June 29th, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Dee,
This painting is beautiful and your style has developed into something so special that people are so lucky to have you painting them! Your sharing of your soul and heart shows not just in your words but in the love in the painting. I have two older brothers who I left in South Florida when I moved to Asheville, NC. Thankful they are both decent emailers so we do stay in touch. But my closest “sisters” are good friends and cousins who are probably better than ever and they stay in touch and write and call.
Now in Asheville, I am building new “sisters” but it’s hard, isn’t it at this point to make new friends and family. We feel incredibly lucky to have the friends here we have and to be building new relationships, but miss our friends also we left in Florida.
As always, it’s a joy to visit your blog and it’s always full of beauty and soul.
Marilyn
June 29th, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Marilyn,
When I moved to GA I so pined for my dear friends that I grew up with. Many of us stayed in touch over the years and like you I have been blessed to have had some wonderful friends in my life 
Always so nice to have you drop in. Yes, our friends often become our family. Always room for more friends, no matter what our age