Poem and Painting

What a touching poem, Keith. Your boys are lucky to have you as a dad! Regarding the photoshopped painting, I wish I had seen the painting without knowing it was photoshopped instead of painted. Because now I view it through the psychological realization that it's done on a computer, plus the obstacle of viewing it in a small size through a second technological layer, my own laptop screen. Due to the fact I am carrying all that viewing baggage, the blurriness looks rather like an effect -- albeit an excellent effect -- more than a genuine expression. I bet I would feel differently if I saw it printed out full-size, though. I do like the crescendo of softness in this compared to your other work (that is, the work I have seen).