home is where the heart is

I recently had the opportunity to create a painting for a housewarming gift. I think it was such a great idea to give custom artwork to celebrate a new home & much more meaningful than a plant or a bottle of wine!

The grey-blue painting includes the saying " Home is where the Heart is" in varying fonts, along with 2 silhouettes of vintage keys in the background.

Wonder where that saying came from? Well apparently it is from an inspirational poem
If Home is Where The Heart is ... by John McLeod, a poet from Edinburgh, Scotland.

Here is the poem:

If Home is where the heart is

Then may your Home be blessed

A shelter from the storms of Life

A place of rest,

And when each day is over

And toil put in its place

Your Home's dear warmth

Will bring its smile

To light the saddest face!

10" x 10" acrylic on canvas 

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