ORIGINAL: The Wonderer

“If you get scared, just whistle and I’ll come.” I whistled. He didn’t come. My active imagination created terrors in the forest that my whistles could not drown out.

An idealized image of that boy wandering in the woods, wondering why his calls for help were ignored.

Today, I can show up for that child in ways my earthly father never could. This painting is for anyone wondering if their cries are heard.