In the painting titled Domestic Happiness, by Lilly Martin Spencer, she brings out a very warm, heart-felt sensation of what it means to be a family and what the family is like.

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Family as an Art

There are many different definitions and ideas about what makes a family, and also many opinions about what doesn't make a family. The definition about family is a concept that can have various meanings. The definition of family to some may be described as being in love, providing security, nourishment or socialization and to others family may mean something completely different. With these being only examples of what some may consider being family, come many more ideas of what family may really mean. Family is an important topic in the lives of many. In the painting titled Domestic Happiness, by Lilly Martin Spencer, she brings out a very warm, heart-felt sensation of what it means to be a family and what the family is like.

The painting Domestic Happiness is of a mother and a father watching their two children sleep. We can tell how happy the couple is by the delicate smiles on their faces. They also have a very intense look of care in their eyes as they look at nothing else but their children. You can see that they are a very happy family. The mother and father are