Picking Daisies

Sometimes, works of art immediately appeal upon first glance.


This is the case with a picture of a woman, dressed completely in a long, white dress, and a little girl dressed in a white pinafore. The little girl's hair is tied back with a ribbon and she is very intent on what they are doing, namely, picking daisies.

The woman's dark brown hair is swept up onto her head. She wears a white necklace and has a pretty face.

Perhaps it's a mother and daughter from Victorian times, out for an afternoon stroll, when they come across the patch of daisies. There is obvious closeness between them and that is very sweet to observe.

There was a visceral response the minute I saw the picture for the first time. It had to come home with me and did! It's set in a gold frame and sits on a miniature easel.


Passing by this piece of art in the hallway always makes me smile. Perhaps it's because the lady and little girl seem so happy. They are engaged in the simple act of picking daisies, maybe to give to a grandmother or to put in a glass of water on the kitchen table. It speaks of simpler times.

Plus, it must be spring in the picture and right about now, that, in itself would make anyone immersed in winter very happy!

Do you have a favorite piece of art you absolutely love? Would you describe it?