This watercolor painting unfolds a resplendent peacock in full display—its feathers a symphony of teal, turquoise, sapphire, and emeral.

Painted during the fraught first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, this work for me emerges from a moment thick with uncertainty and collective anxiety. Yet, amid the global unease, A Peacock’s Palette became a vibrant act of resilience—an affirmation of color, beauty, and hope when the world felt silent and uncertain. Through each luminous feather, the painting captures a defiant brightness, a reminder that even in the most anxious times, art can bloom with life, grace, and the promise of renewal.