Pollinators

Pollinators

I carried this canvas with me around town for six months asking people: “What brings you hope?” Around the image of the earth, they wrote their answers on the painting: Youth. Faith. Scientists. Music. Etc. When all the space was filled in, I painted pollinators on top.

Why pollinators? Sitting in a public garden, I watched a young boy excitedly running with a bee buzzing around him. He was yelling exuberantly, “Dad! I’m being followed by a pollinator!” I instantly felt hopeful.

Mixed media on canvas.