Community Canvas is an initiative presented by The Culture Show where GBH features artwork from community members on our Digital Mural.
Today’s mural, a painting by Madeline Pender, delivers the bittersweet nostalgia that comes with the confrontation of recollection. It romanticizes girlhood and the innocence of juvenescence.
“Formative childhood memories live on inside of us as adults every day,” Pender says. “A lavish application of paint serves as a reminder that time is not linear, and that youthfulness has no age.”
Pender is a painter born and raised in Hampton, New Hampshire. She is strongly influenced by the natural beauty of the landscape. Pender also draws, sculpts, and has worked on large-scale mural projects for the public.
See more of Pender’s work on Instagram @artby_madeline_pender and madelinepender.com
