The Fawn
The year of 2024 was not a good year for me. The month of May had severe asthma issues plaguing me followed by fatigue. I didn’t know at the time things would be getting much worse.
In mid-June my mother Ruth Smail Miller had a very bad stroke. I had doubts she would survive the night. She did and is still with us but dealing with dementia issues at 96.
The painting above had been begun in late May. Of course, the stroke and doctor appointments, hospital stays and living at times with my mother when my sister had knee replacement surgeries found any inspiration to paint gone.
Last year, however, in 2025 I did paint a couple pieces of slate and a painting of a dog for a client. I did paint on The Fawn a few hours but was far from completion.
Today, Groundhog Day, the art was finally completed. The very cold weather kept me indoors a lot and I reached some desire to paint.
Rough pencil sketch made prior to painting.
The painting is 16 X 20 inches and painted on a gessoed covered Masonite panel. I included some springtime wildflowers one might find while discovering a newborn fawn in the forest. The flowers are the Mayapple and our native Wild Geranium. As I type this entry, I have no thoughts on another painting. Time will tell.
I hope you enjoy!
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