Making Spirits Bright
by Larry Whitler
Title
Making Spirits Bright
Artist
Larry Whitler
Medium
Painting - Digital Dry Brush
Description
Making spirits bright.
What a great goal.
We should all be working toward that goal.
This is a digital painting I made of Santa and Mrs. Claus. They were at Light Up Ocala this weekend. They sure were making spirits bright.
It was so genuine. It made our spirits bright just watching them.
It was a joy to see! Their smiles and the smiles on the children who came to see them radiated with love and compassion.
Santa and Mrs. Claus are good friends with Scott and Danuta. We see Scott and Danuta around town frequently.
You know, they are always smiling, always taking the time to say 'hi,' and, every single time we see them they make our spirits bright.
I think Santa and the Mrs. must get kindness lessons from Scott and Danuta.
The spirit that they spread is something I wish Santa could deliver to the whole world.
We live in a world where people become intolerant at the silliest of things. I once saw an irate woman smear a hamburger on the counter at McDonald's because she wanted no cheese. I quite often receive a dose of "car horn profanity" whenever I actually stop at a red light before turning right. You get the picture.
We're all human.
We're all going through that human experience.
Life is so much nicer for everyone when we do our part to make spirits bright.
But I'm not telling you anything you don't already know.
I apologize.
I'm not here to preach.
But it's hard to not brag about someone who has mastered the art of kindness.
So, this post, and the accompanying painting, are my way of boasting about Scott and Danuta, er, I mean Santa and Mrs. Claus, and their skillful and consistent example of how to make spirits bright.
Thank you, Santa and Mrs. Claus. All the lights that were turned on in downtown Ocala to usher in the Christmas season didn't compare to the brilliance Robin and I witnessed shining from the two of you.
Thank you!
You are definitely making spirits bright.
I painted Santa and Mrs. Claus digitally using Procreate with both the dry brush and the turpentine brush.
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November 22nd, 2022
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