Acrylic Painting

75 × 100 cm / 2280 SGD
 
Submission for the Luxembourg Art Prize -
 
Watching my daughter grow up, she loves beauty just like me. She learns to wear earrings, put on high heels, and look in the mirror. She says she wants to be like Mommy, with long hair, and she earnestly brushes her hair every day, telling it in the mirror: "Grow long!" I have never stopped her exploration of beauty...

I always encourage her to express herself bravely, to speak up about what she likes, and to reject what she doesn’t like...

Because of the freedom given by adults, a girl’s world is colorful.

The heart in that picture is something she drew with a pencil on a white piece of paper while painting. She said it was a mommy wearing a crown! (Am I really that extravagant?) I think that heart also reflects how she wishes to be.

At that moment, the concept for this doodle painting was born.

Every girl’s dream is so beautiful! So beautiful that the canvas isn’t enough to contain it, and even more colors seem insufficient to describe that rich inner universe. I hope every little girl will no longer feel sadness, and that their dreams will be cherished like the most precious treasure held in the palm of their hand.
 
"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court."
Psalm 127:3-5