Memento mori

/mɪˌmɛntəʊ ˈmɔːri,-rʌɪ/

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   n. an object kept as a reminder of the inevitability of death (fr Latin).

   
   

   
   

   
   

   I'm fond of this one.  The first acrylic I painted, enjoying the tones in the Dutton Park Cemetery under the trees.  Also a great reminder. 

   
   

   Last night I woke and had trouble getting back to sleep.  Worrying unproductively.  I picked up a book at random from the shelf and flicked it open to ... Schopenhauer on life as suffering and the consolation of embracing it.  Suitably consoled.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   Memento mori

   2012

   
   

   Sue George

   
   

   acrylic on canvas

   35 x 35 cm