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Reflecting
Acrylic 30x24 “Reflecting” is a personalized painting created for a Gar and Cheri Pettersen. Creating this for Gar to give to his wife Cheri for their 40th wedding anniversary is truly an honor. While creating personalized pieces I always try to find something in those I create for that can enhance my life. This time it was very simple. I will be reminded of what they have gone through, what keeps them together, and most importantly what will I do so I can do the same for my family. The general idea of this piece is reflecting. While walking around their home I saw a round table positioned to allow one to gaze out towards the lake. The table reminded me of my own table in my dinning room, and I thought to myself they have probably had many dinners and conversations at this table. This would be the perfect place to sit with a glass of wine and pull out the photo albums and reflect. With this piece you will see St. Casmir’s on a bottle of Chardonnay, which is the church they were married at in Winona in 1966. The top of the bottle is adorned with the logo of the place they met, Winona State University. The Cork that goes with this bottle states “With Blessing Cisewski”, which I’m sure still stands true. The photo albums are a volume for each of their children. The bottle of red represents their current life in Albert Lea. The crest at the top of this label has a crown with five points one for each immediate member of the family. The cork screw out front is engraved with their anniversary date 9.10.66 and the cork has the statement The greatest gift of life is time shared. This phrase supports how this piece reflects my intentions with my life which is many years of conversations and passion for those moments shared in my dinning room, which is reflected in the bottle and glass of red.Cheers to 40 years.
Acrylic 30x24 “Reflecting” is a personalized painting created for a Gar and Cheri Pettersen. Creating this for Gar to give to his wife Cheri for their 40th wedding anniversary is truly an honor. While creating personalized pieces I always try to find something in those I create for that can enhance my life. This time it was very simple. I will be reminded of what they have gone through, what keeps them together, and most importantly what will I do so I can do the same for my family. The general idea of this piece is reflecting. While walking around their home I saw a round table positioned to allow one to gaze out towards the lake. The table reminded me of my own table in my dinning room, and I thought to myself they have probably had many dinners and conversations at this table. This would be the perfect place to sit with a glass of wine and pull out the photo albums and reflect. With this piece you will see St. Casmir’s on a bottle of Chardonnay, which is the church they were married at in Winona in 1966. The top of the bottle is adorned with the logo of the place they met, Winona State University. The Cork that goes with this bottle states “With Blessing Cisewski”, which I’m sure still stands true. The photo albums are a volume for each of their children. The bottle of red represents their current life in Albert Lea. The crest at the top of this label has a crown with five points one for each immediate member of the family. The cork screw out front is engraved with their anniversary date 9.10.66 and the cork has the statement The greatest gift of life is time shared. This phrase supports how this piece reflects my intentions with my life which is many years of conversations and passion for those moments shared in my dinning room, which is reflected in the bottle and glass of red.Cheers to 40 years.
