2008 - "Paris on the 25th "

Image Size: 15- 7/8" x 21- 1/8"

I have stood at the top of the world..and even in that place..you were there by my side. .... I remember the first moment that I met you...and of your whisper of I will at St. Joseph's...the miracles of our creations..Laura..Sarah..Amanda..and how we have planned so they would also meet their dreams......I remember the matching diamond ring on the fifth...and how I could make you smile when things were bad....and I will  remember the meaning of the colors of the  twenty five roses...the knowing of what I feel when I see the smile in your eyes..... and I will forever remember being together.... in Paris on the 25th.

Michael and Helen Dowdall  - August 14th, 1982

This painting was commissioned by Michael Dowdall for his wife Helen, in celebration of  their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary...to share this moment in Paris     with countless generations to come.