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"Mother Nature's Son"

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"...Mother Nature's Son..."

My entry for this month's Nibblefest Art Contest (NFAC) (~the theme for November being 'Nature') is an original acrylic painting on vellum mounted permanently onto a thin, 5" x 10.5" section of old, found wood.
'Mother Nature's Son' is signed on the front, and ready to hang...

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The art I make often incorporates natural subject matter, so it might be 'natural' to assume my entry for this month's contest, with its 'Nature' theme, was a no-brainer. It's wasn't, but only because of my fetish of always trying to capture personal meaning in whatever I decide to tackle. It really must speak to me. This month was no exception, as I found myself turning to music for my inspiration -- when an old Beatles song popped into my head as I ruminated upon "Nature". I well remember my older brothers and sister playing the Beatles' "White Album" around the house as I was growing up. I so loved the song, "Mother Nature's Son", with its simple lyrics and sweet, understated melody (plus I also recall my enthusiastic joining in of the "Doo doo doooooo" chorus!). But how best to interpret this old song...?

Born a poor young country boy,
Mother Nature's son.
All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone.

Sit beside a mountain stream. See her waters rise.
Listen to the pretty sound of music
as she flies.

Find me in my field of grass,
Mother Nature's son.
Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun.

Mother Nature's son.

I finally decided to paint my very own version of a Mother Nature's Son, a true product of his environment, soaking up the sun and fresh air as he entertains an audience of assorted wild critters (noting of course that I *had* to include a Blackbird in the assemble -- a nod to yet another favorite tune off the same album).
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