What Is Your Spirit Animal?

What is Your Spirit Animal?

Are you bold or fearful? Are you playful or serene? Throughout mythology the concept of a spirit animal appears. An animal that approaches life in the same manner as your own personality. The concept even appears in pop-culture. An example would be Patronus, a protective force that appears as an animal and correlates to a person's inner character, in Harry Potter series. Sometimes these animals are a remembrance of someone we lost. One of the most common being a butterfly tattoo to represent a grandmother who passed away. That’s where today’s art feature leads- back to the beach.

I was asked to paint a beach scene for a courtyard pool area. The request was specific as to what items needed to appear in the painting. 2 Adirondack chairs to represent the parents of the home. There were to be seven little shells in a row to represent their grandchildren, and 5 seagulls to represent their children. The mural was such a hit when they returned to their SW Florida vacation home that more items were requested. More “spirit animals” were painted in.

Here’s a close-up tour:

Of all the spirit creatures painted the seagulls are my favorite. Sure, they fly and look adorable on the beach. But I painted one with beak wide open and wings flapping. I figured every family has that “one”. Sure enough, as soon as they saw the seagulls, they started naming which child each represented:

The grandchildren, painted as little shells in a row:

The grandparents, as dolphins, and each given a specific side of the mural. Or perhaps I should say, specific side of the Adirondack chairs. Sort of like seating people on a specific side of the wedding aisle:

The parents ( and step parents ), were also given a specific side of the mural.

Two who were still living are represented by turtles:

And those that have passed on to Heaven are painted as butterflies:

To anyone else the scene is a fun, colorful, delightful day at the beach. To the owners, it brings joy of new memories created enjoying life in SW Florida, while remembering all those they hold dear to their heart. I’m honored to have created this for such a love filled family:

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