VIEW IN MY ROOM
United States
Painting, Oil on Linen
Size: 18 W x 24 H x 1.5 D in
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My father passed away from lung cancer a decade ago on March 19th. We didn’t have the best relationship for the majority of my life, but as we both aged, it got much better. I found that we were on an upward trajectory when he was suddenly diagnosed with advanced stage 4 cancer. I moved into his house, helped get him to doctors appointments, and tried to keep him as comfortable as possible. I could suddenly see and hear the regret he had for living life the way he did, instead of being a better father and husband. We found a brief diary in a notebook after he passed, which is very unlike him — he wasn’t the emotional sort, which professed his love for my mother, myself, and two sisters, and how she was the greatest light in his life, that he was sorry he ever left. It really jabbed me. Why not just say this when you’re alive? It wasn’t a pretty process. I was there when he went. I remember being in the room with his body after he’d gone. I had a distinct thought to myself. He’d been in an induced coma, I hadn’t talked to him in a week. Both of us didn’t know it at the time, but that would be the last time we’d ever speak. I was there when they put him under. By myself. The child he initially said wasn’t his. Of course I was. He told me he loved me. I thought about how someday I’d reflect on that, and it would be decades not days since I’d heard his voice. As this is the decade anniversary of his death, and the memory remains vivid but tolerable, I took this opportunity over the course of a week to work this out on the canvas. This is that process.
Painting:Oil on Linen
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:18 W x 24 H x 1.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Mike Racanelli is a multidisciplinary artist, creator, and visionary, whose passion for creativity has been evident since his childhood days in Chicago. Beginning with elementary school art fairs, his talent has blossomed into a self-taught mastery of music, film, writing, photography, painting, and digital art. Mike's paintings are a testament to his thoughtful attention to detail, featuring an aggressive and chaotic style that evokes strong emotions in the viewer. He explores the relationship between color, form, and emotion, and his work has been praised for its ability to be both visually stunning and emotionally resonant.
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