As I sat for my portrait recently (which will be unveiled in this post), I pondered a bit about our journey. I’m often asked about the word “convivial”…
…what does it mean?
My preferred definition of “convivial” is “fond of feasting, drinking and merry company.”
a convivial scene
…then how does it fit with a boar?
I agree “convivial” is a peculiar adjective for an animal as wild and ferocious as a boar. Of course, boars are no strangers to feasts—most often invited to sit in the center of the table—not creating the feast.
For some, this juxtaposition of images (a boar as a celebrated centerpiece of a feast and also as a philosophical feast-maker) is unsettling. Unnatural, perhaps.
For other less-tethered souls, like myself, there is beauty in this type of ironic disconnect, which I call, “serious whimsy.”
In that vein, I unveil my recent portrait titled “Convivial Boar.”
Engage in serious whimsy, my friend.
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