Love is: Being on Vacation
Day 9-- “Love is: Being on Vacation” 6x6, $185
(comment “sold” on instagram to purchase https://www.instagram.com/stephaniehockart/)
(Since I don’t paint on Sundays, you get tomorrow’s painting a day early 🤗🤗)
Last summer, I was sitting at the beach with my family when I was delighted by a group of young guys who started running all over the beach right in front of me. There was clearly a leader who would start doing something and every guy would fall in line after him, doing their version of the move like a very organic, visual game of simon says where nonconformity is celebrated. I was enchanted, watching them, wondering what exactly was happening and enjoying so much that I got to be a part of it. I couldn't help but grab my camera and snap the moment because more than anything, they embodied the feeling I felt sitting on that beach being on vacation. My husband and I joke that the only place we truly relax is on vacation-- far away from all of our responsibilities and stress. We both tend to be workaholics, so vacations force us to walk away from the work and truly decompress. Thank you, young lost boys, for acting out how liberated my soul feels being on a vacation.
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In February, I’m challenging myself to do a painting EVERY DAY!! The paintings will explore the theme of love stories- romantic love, parental love, self-love, love for nature, etc. As some of my favorite artists said, “in the end the love you give is equal to the love you make.” Therefore, I will always be on a quest to fill the world with as much love as I can. You’ll be able to see all the paintings at #lovestoriesstephhock.
Here’s how it will work: every painting will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Because they will each go to the first person to comment “sold,” you’ll want to turn on your push notifications so you can be notified each time I post a new painting! They’ll all be 6x6 inches and cost $185 each (plus tax and shipping.) Once a painting is claimed, you’ll see “🔴 SOLD” at the beginning of the caption (you can always claim second or third place in line in case the first sale doesn’t work out). Happy month of LOVE! ❤️