Joan Miro (1893-1983) was a Spanish artist.  He painted in the Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism styles. This painting is of his family farm. The colors are stunning and this work is a feast for the eyes. It is a painting with two views in one. Here we see the many details of his life on this farm, his visual reality.  And here we also see an unusual view beyond the everyday as those details are arranged and simplified in the geometric abstraction of Cubism. This work was once owned by Ernest Hemingway. It is now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

The two views in one theme of this painting seems emblematic of our times. We see both a visual reality and departures from a remembered reality as we make our way now. Even the familiar can seem rearranged and changed as we long for a place to rest our eyes and hearts in peace. Peace is our prayer as we remember what was and face what is now with God, our Rock and our Redeemer. May it be so.

In gratitude, faith and hope,

Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children and Families
Montview Church