Part two of a drawing I was commissioned to make for a dear friend. The first (click here to see the post) featured her carrying her first child, while the second features her newborn son.
When I was approached to do this, I asked if I could be given free rein. They said yes. I had been inspired by a Bob Dylan song, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall:" Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son? Oh, what did you see, my darling young one? I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it Little did I know that my friend had already chosen Dylan as the child's middle name in honor of the singer. I think it must have been meant to be, or Providence, as it were. Like the first drawing, I wanted a feeling of safety to pervade the drawing. I hope I have achieved it. "Nest" Copyright 2019 Jessica Boehman. Colored pencil, pencil, water soluble graphite, finetecs, and gouache. Private Collection. Please do not reproduce without permission.
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Johnna Russell
1/19/2023 08:25:12 pm
I purchased your lovely "The Wow Factor, Words of Wisdom from Wise older Women" and love it. Now my daughter is pregnant and I wanted to give her "Nest". Is a print for sale?
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1/20/2023 11:00:14 am
Hi Johnna,
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