When You Hurt Under the Surface

While listening to Lewis Capaldi music, the lyrics of a song resonated, “when you hurt under the surface,” really struck me. While still grieving the loss of a loved one, it helped me to heal. I began again to see the beauty of her life and not just the ugliness of her loss. I still hear her voice guiding me on my paths, and while I miss her, I know she would want me to live in full happiness. The expression in the painting is from the raw emotion found from the song, exposing all stages of grief. I love this piece and hope it gives to you the healing and beauty it gave back to me. I feel it is appealing both horizontally and vertically.