In 2016 my son showed up at my place just as I was finishing an Oops painting. He seemed quite taken with it and the concept. I talked with him about the epiphany I had when the word flowed from my acrylic marker, allowing for immediate levity, laughter, relaxation, compassion and forgiveness for myself and other key players. I underestimated the impact on his well-being which continues to this day.

A short time after that, he send me a text. He said, “So I had an Oops earlier today and thought of your art after - I was eating cereal and was on the couch. I decided to get up and grab something in the kitchen. And as I got up with the semi-full bowl of cereal and soy milk in one hand, I knocked the bowl so it flew and did a backflip in the air. The cereal, soy milk, bowl and spoon go flying forward in the air - everything going splat on the coffee table and floor and my socks. I cleaned it up quickly, and then laughed at myself.”

Using his words as a base, I superimposed this image on a wood panel: