Julia
The picture
I painted was of myself in a knight's helmet with my arms enfolding
my children. I was trying to protect them from the rain falling and
the wind blowing through the trees. Behind me were the parts of life
that I know I cannot shelter from. Each part had five aspects, one for
each of the senses, sound, touch, sight, smell and taste. Most of the
parts that I painted were about emotions, like fear, pain, all the bad
things that were in my mind at the time, because I was surrounded by
the many people who were so poorly. The most prominent parts with five
aspects, was sickness. This was exactly how I felt when I painted the
picture, 'helpless'. My sister and I were able to comfort each other
when I explained my picture and this helped to take away a little of
the pain I was feeling and she let down her barrier for a short while.
Being in Sussex is a time we shared together and my sister was happy
at the hospice. Thank you for allowing this time together. My sister
is quite poorly at the moment, and although she is in the crowd of figures
in the background in my painting, she really is my soul mate, my true
friend.
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