I painted this piece for Mother, for Christmas. She didn't like to get presents from us, because she didn't want us to spend our money on her. My brother passed away in 2010, and she spoke of him often, as I'm sure I would too. She spoke of him always carrying a stick around when he was small, so I remembered a slide of us, with him holding that stick. This is the slide. I can honestly say, when she opened her gift, I saw her heart smile again. This, to me, is my reason for creating this piece. It makes my heart smile too.