The Greatest Show on Earth........

CIRCUS ACT  24" X 24"

In March some dear friends invited the hubby and I to visit them in Florida.  Why not, the weather here in the Mountains was snowy and cold.......Florida was beautiful and sunny.... beach weather.

NOT.... the weather in Florida was cool and rainy...... so an excursion to Sarasota and the Ringling Brothers Museum was in order.  

When I was a kid  I remember mom and dad taking me to the circus.  The spectacle was immense, awesome, death defying....and kinda creepy!!!!  I didn't always like clowns, and the gaudiness of the whole scene......but there was something very fascinating about the three rings that lay in front of me.

Visiting the museum brought back the stir of emotions, I could almost hear the hawkers selling tickets on the midway.  I got to see the Calliope close up and the cannon that shot those dare devils into the air. The kid in me emerged from those far away depths and my joy exploded.

We wandered around the grounds and saw Ringlings house on the bay, more gaudiness and in your face colors.  To my surprise an outstanding art museum, John Ringling was an avid art collector.

The sun finally did emerge a few days into the trip but I thanked it for holding off long enough for us to   visit the circus.  Those images have swirled in my minds eye for several months and in July they bubbled to the surface and onto my canvas.

Sometimes inspriration, comes from deep within, from an experience that hides in the depths of my being.  This little spark of joy became one of my favorite paintings.  Enjoy and remember.

xoxo Pam

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