MIKAN
Mikans (Japanese tangerines) are not just the gems of winter’s fruit. Yes, they are delicious and are filled with necessary vitamins and minerals but they are also greatly more meaningful.
At the end of every year in late December, my wife and I visit our family in the North. This is special because this is the only time of year when our whole family can get together. During this festive time, everyone gathers around the family table and tell stories of their accomplishments, adventures and even failures that were experienced during the long year. The stories are greatly entertaining and not an ear is distracted. Eventually, the stories of past turn to the future and some relatives express with delight how they’ll master their universe in the following new year. As you can imagine, I’m quite guilty of overly declaring my plans of future escapades.
While everyone is listening or in full conversation, Mikans and sake are shared and enjoyed in awesome abundance. Whoever is talking is also slowly peeling a Mikan and all those who are listening are following suit. In fact, I can’t imagine the dinner table without a glorious basket of Mikans being passed around from story teller to story teller and from listener to listener.
Mikans are more than a seasonal Japanese fruit.
Mikans are a symbol of family unity and a symbol of life’s enchantments, from the past, present and of the future.
Acrylic on canvas.
Framed
Global Shipping.
Every PopSick Mikan painting is slightly different, making each painting completely unique and original.
MIKAN
Mikans (Japanese tangerines) are not just the gems of winter’s fruit. Yes, they are delicious and are filled with necessary vitamins and minerals but they are also greatly more meaningful.
At the end of every year in late December, my wife and I visit our family in the North. This is special because this is the only time of year when our whole family can get together. During this festive time, everyone gathers around the family table and tell stories of their accomplishments, adventures and even failures that were experienced during the long year. The stories are greatly entertaining and not an ear is distracted. Eventually, the stories of past turn to the future and some relatives express with delight how they’ll master their universe in the following new year. As you can imagine, I’m quite guilty of overly declaring my plans of future escapades.
While everyone is listening or in full conversation, Mikans and sake are shared and enjoyed in awesome abundance. Whoever is talking is also slowly peeling a Mikan and all those who are listening are following suit. In fact, I can’t imagine the dinner table without a glorious basket of Mikans being passed around from story teller to story teller and from listener to listener.
Mikans are more than a seasonal Japanese fruit.
Mikans are a symbol of family unity and a symbol of life’s enchantments, from the past, present and of the future.
Acrylic on canvas.
Framed
Global Shipping.
Every PopSick Mikan painting is slightly different, making each painting completely unique and original.