This is the first in a series of paintings inspired by my stay in Chicago. It feels good to get back to work now that I'm back in NH. I need to get the ideas and feelings out while they're still fresh.
Toiling, rejoicing, sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night's repose.