To deal with the sometimes incredible pain, I was prescribed Vicadin (a powerful pain medication). Due to the nature of the drug, I was unable to focus or relax. I existed in a drug induced fog.
Just before the surgery, we sold our 9-room farmhouse, packed everything up, and moved to a smaller, but spacious, two bedroom apartment, since both our daughters would be in college full time by that upcoming fall. This apartment was on the first floor of another old farmhouse and even had room for a small art studio.
After the surgery and while recuperating, I saw a vision on a blank section of my living room wall. I had begun a spiritual program that year, was researching numerous world religions, so my mind was filled with various images.
When I was able to move around more comfortably, I painted the vision I saw. While from a distance, it may look like one huge eye, but upon closer inspection, it represents my God who is all seeing and all love; caring for every need.
We are all on a journey. This work called "The All-Seeing Eye" has several key parts to it. The eyelashes represent humanity through life stages - birth on the left and death on the right. Somewhere in life hopefully everyone has a spiritual awakening and learns to live in peace and harmony in close contact with others as well as God.This painting is 30x40 inches on stretched canvas and is still in my possession. It has also been used for certain abstract designs in clothing and textiles.
Until next time,
The Happy Painter,
Jill
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