Description

A small figure sits on the rocks at the river’s edge, arms raised, a red ribbon dancing above a pink knit hat. Before them, pale turquoise water rushes from beneath an old stone bridge and curls around the bend. Above, the trees have caught fire with color. Clouds of magenta, coral, tangerine, and lavender blossom across the canopy in thousands of tiny dabs that shimmer like light on water. Crimson flowers crowd the riverbank. Nothing urgent happens here, and that is the point. Nicole Martin painted the kind of day that asks nothing of you, because joy often arrives when we finally stop to notice it. The ribbon in the figure’s hands feels like a celebration, but it might also be a release, letting the week’s weight drift off on the current. Bring it home as an unframed canvas or framed in white, black, silver, or gold. Hang it in a reading corner or a sunny room where you can rest your eyes on it. When did you last give yourself a wonderful Sunday?