I am happy to announce that my 2009 painting "Wait Under the Tree" is now a book cover! "Parting Gifts" by Toronto author Anne Hines, is a journey into the nature of loss in life and, as the title suggests, the gifts that loss can surprisingly offer.The cherry tree is the national tree of Japan and poets have been writing poems about cherry trees for over one thousand years. Once bloomed, the stunning cherry blossoms remain for only a brief time before they fall graciously. It is this beautiful loss that has often been compared with life, and I think it is a fitting visual representation for this book.
In Toronto, High Park has a path of cherry trees that were donated by Japan, and they usually bloom the last week of April or the first week of May. It is a spring time event that is not to be missed.
