Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

A spiritual painting - not really religious, though I had to tick that box because BT only give me that option.

All of us - humans, animals, birds and fish, just passing through this place called earth on our soul's journey. We don't know where we came from or indeed where we are going. All we can do is our best to enjoy the flight, travel as well as possible with the weather we encounter.

I think about this a lot because as you age you hopefully realise the miracle of life more and more and most of us do at some point wonder why we are here. Far be it from me to preach any particular belief, and I can only tell you my own, which is that we are spiritual beings having an earthly experience. It's up to us to create the best life we can which has little to do with riches - though those are nice. I think its much more about what we contribute in terms of kindness, generosity, love etc.

Life can be immensely painful and also so joyful. They say that those of us who choose to come here are courageous because life is hard. The best we can do is our best each day to learn and grow and leave behind a legacy of good stuff as much as humanly possible. That's my take on it.
At this rate my family will have a mountain of art to give away at least!

This painting is for those who want to be reminded that life is a process, a path, and an opportunity to grow as a person even if that's not easy. It could be in an office, or a home, or anywhere people gather to pray, meditate , talk - maybe not a pub though!