The Sun

“Spencer, hold this lamp.
And let’s gel up your hair.
Now sit still.”

CLICK.

“I’ll hold the lamp.”

CLICK.

“Smile.”

And he did.

A little embarrassed, mischievous smile that follows you into the coat section during a summer sale and announces to your fellow shoppers, “I SMELL SUMP THIN!” A smile that knows, “If I sing to the refrigerator it will open.” A smile that realizes “I didn’t do it only because I couldn’t reach it.”

The smile of an Irish imp with dragon fire like sunlight in his eyes.

It is oil on canvas 24" X 36".

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