I Am the Sunlight

Created in the studio from an original plein air captured in Ireland. Completing the original 6x16 a small bird landed on the cattle gate, looked at me, then turned it's attention to the painting! He did this 3 times! I put some sunflower seeds in my hand, it flew onto my thumb and took some and flew away!
The next morning while walking up to Ross Castle with a Spaniard I had met at breakfast, by the name of Gabrielle, the same little bird landed 10 feet in front of us. I stooped to photograph it. It flew 20 feet down the road, and continued to do this 6 or 7 times, each time I would jog up and squat to shoot it image! THAT night I pulled my journal out, to write about these 2 little birds. I had to count back to when we left the States, and discovered that the day the bird ate out of my hand, was the first anniversary of my Father's passing, May 19!! So perhaps that was my Dad, dropping in to say hello! The title was to remind me, that there is NO END, for those whom we love...they are with us forever!