A QUIET PAUSE

BEGAN DURING THE HARDEST SEASON OF MY LIFE. THERE WAS GRIEF, ANGER, BETRAYAL, RUPTURE, SURVIVAL.
THE FIRST PIECES I PAINTED WERE FULL OF RAW EMOTION — RAGE, GRIEF, DISBELIEF. BUT EVENTUALLY, SOMETHING SHIFTED. A QUIET KIND OF ACCEPTANCE CREPT IN. NOT PEACE, BUT ACCEPTANCE. THESE WORKS BEGAN AFTER THAT MOMENT.
THE SERIES IS WOVEN FROM THAT SPACE — A SOFT RECKONING. EACH PIECE IS A CLOSE-UP OF A SINGLE LIFE, IMAGINED OR REAL. THE LINES TRACE A LIFE’S PATH; THE MARKS ARE TURNING POINTS OR MOMENTS OF IMPACT. TOGETHER, THEY REFLECT THE BEAUTY, FAILURE, JOY, AND SCAR TISSUE OF BEING ALIVE.
TO ME, THE WEAVE HOLDS ALL OF THIS: LIVES TOUCHING OTHER LIVES, SOMETIMES TORN, SOMETIMES BOUND TIGHTER BY FLAW.
THESE PAINTINGS AREN’T PART OF MY USUAL EARTHY, SYMBOLIC STYLE — THEY’RE QUIETER. BUT THEY CAME FROM A NECESSARY PLACE.
A PAUSE. A BREATH. A CHANGED HORIZON.