“The Space Between Decisions”

I think this painting became about that strange in-between place we all live in sometimes.

The space between holding on and letting go.
Between structure and freedom.
Between caution and instinct.
Between who you were and who you’re becoming.

It started quietly enough. Thoughtful marks, open space, a sense that maybe this one would stay calm and orderly. But somewhere along the way the painting stopped listening to the plan. The red loops arrived with all their energy and interruption, while the black marks tried to gather things back together again.

And honestly, that tension felt familiar.

Because life rarely moves in one clean direction. Most days feel more like this — part certainty, part chaos, part instinct, part overthinking. One moment trying to hold everything neatly in place, the next wanting to throw the whole thing wide open just to see what happens.

That’s what I love about this piece.

It doesn’t feel resolved to me. It feels alive.

Not a painting saying, “I figured it out.”
More like a painting willing to stay inside the conversation long enough for something honest to appear.