Quiet Time 36" x 36" oil on canvas by Melanie Banayat
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Recently I’ve received several emails and comments about my ‘nursing mother’ images – all of which were very positive. Hooray!!!!!
When I began painting these images I knew that some people would be uncomfortable with them, but I also knew that there would be a good number of people that would celebrate them (both women & men). I must say that I was a bit surprised that some gallery owners/managers didn’t feel comfortable exhibiting them. Hmmm?
Savoring Life 36" x 36" oil on canvas by Melanie Banayat
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I will continue to paint more of these images in hopes to some day find a gallery (or some venue) that would be willing to exhibit these lovely images together and make them the focus of the exhibition.
Mother & Child 36" x 36"
oil on canvas by Melanie Banayat
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My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard. ~David Allen
Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy. ~Robert A. Heinlein
There are three reasons for breast-feeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; it comes in attractive containers; and the cat can't get it. ~Irena Chalmers
A baby nursing at a mother's breast... is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature. ~David Suzuki
Breastfeeding is a mother's gift to herself, her baby and the earth. ~Pamela K. Wiggins
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I like them. When you get a subject matter that receives such varried response, then you're on to something. Keep it up.
P.S.: You forgot a quote...
Psalms 22:9 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast.
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