I had done this painting awhile ago and after looking at it I felt it just needed something else added to it. Since the school entrance these steps were leading up to is long gone I thought the blue sky would be enough to convey that the place that was there was more of a launching pad of sorts to careers and lives of the thousands of students that walked up these steps.
But something was still missing. The "Aha" moment came and the feather was added. The feather floating about is a direct connection to the movie Forest Gump if you have seen the movie you will understand. I thought this was exactly the right touch to finish this painting.
For those of you who bought a print without the feather I will send a new one with the feather if you want it at no charge to you. Email me and let me know.