De Stijl My Beating Heart ~ or, In A Dream, Alys and van Doesburg Fall In Love While Walking Through An Indiana Forest By A River At Sunset In The Autumn

© 17 June 2016

Alys Caviness-Gober

 A month or so ago, I dreamed I painted this painting, and I just couldn't understand WHY because it isn't "my style" ~ it isn't ANY of "my styles". It's a style that my Dad loved, he loved this style of art and design. When I dreamed it, I thought to myself, "jeez, he should've painted it!" 

Still, the dream and the painting nagged at me, so a few weeks ago, I put some texture down on a canvas, because I figured, "I gotta make it MINE". Then I slowly started painting it. I always knew I would finish it today, the two-year anniversary of my Dad's stroke that led to his death six days later. 

So, here ya go, Dad, this one's for you. 

I call it, De Stijl My Beating Heart ~ or, In A Dream, Alys and van Doesburg Fall In Love While Walking Through An Indiana Forest By A River At Sunset In The Autumn ~ because I think that title would make my Dad laugh.