Monday, July 20, 2020

MOM'S PAINT BRUSHES



My Mom, Theresa Zakit Covey, was an artist so I grew up around paint brushes, oil paints, easels, paint palettes, murals, paintings, lettering, banners, signs, etc. She painted on canvas, walls, rocks, feathers, fungi, railroad spikes, power line insulators, boards and even a toilet lid. Dad would create things out of wood and then she would paint scenes on them. They were quite an artistic team.  

When she was a young girl, still at home, she and her siblings would sit around their kitchen table in the evenings and draw. While her siblings would all draw different things, Mom mostly drew scenery.

The artist gene (drawing and painting) was passed along to several of my cousins, but it definitely skipped me. When I was in school and needed an illustration or lettering for a project I would always have Mom do it for me. In fact, I used her skills for a lot of my projects even in my adult life. These days I ask my artistic and creative children to help me.  ðŸ˜Š

My granddaughters and I often sit around our table doing arts and crafts. I know my Mom would have enjoyed drawing and painting with them like she did with my kids when they were young. 

After she died (2008) I kept a jar of her paint brushes. They just sit in my craft closet….unused, except for one brush.  



This summer we repainted our back deck and shed. There were areas which required a smaller brush so I went to the jar of Mom's brushes and pulled out my favorite. It was the perfect size. While Mom would create something beautiful with that brush I simply applied an even coat of paint to renew and refresh boards and trim. 



Mom’s paint brushes now lay idle, except for the one I use occasionally for mundane projects, but her art work lives-on all over the world. 

Sometimes I look at a sunrise or sunset (especially one with vivid colors) and wonder if the good Lord let Mom help paint that one. 

It’s not the magic of the paintbrush, 
but the talent of the one who holds the brush.























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