When I started this painting I thought about a quote from a mid century tv personality named Mister Rogers. Back in the 50’s he said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Well I thought that was pretty good advice and it inspired me to paint this painting. I decided on an eagle to represent the helpers because I thought of strength, courage and wisdom. I figured that those traits are what I’d want in helpers. The flowers flying out of the wing are their good ideas that bring change for the better. The back wing means that openness and transparency are important in order to move things forward.