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The first night in the ICU Walter stayed in my room on a reclining chair. Neither of us slept a wink, as the sounds and lights from the hall and in our room were an intermittent cacophony. I was very reassured by his presence however as you can imagine.
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This is a powerful painting.
Nancy a certain stillness and elegance has been captured in this painting. Yet there is something truly unsettling about your first dark night at Jefferson . I often think that what is most shocking about being in hospital is the sense that everything in the outside world is continuing, just as always. The illness that has roiled us or our loved ones goes unnoticed by implacable nature. And so the night descends, building lights glow and our fragile and shaken spirits find comfort in the presence of a loved one.
Best wishes, Nancy, for a speedy recovery and back on your painting "schedule" ! I look forward to many more from you. You brighten many people's day, strangers like me included.
Thanks Jim and Laury. I am back. Two more hospital paintings and then I will be on to more cheerful subjects.
Nancy,
I agree that this is a very powerful (touchstone?)painting. Even if I didn't know what it is like in that situation at night, and at Jeff, where Louise and I spent many nights, also, this would still strike me as an amazing statement.
Seems very "Hopperesque" to me.
Thanks so much, Bill. I love Hopper too.
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