The heaviness of last year is lightening gradually as we learn to live in this new paradigm. When I painted this, the winter solstice was a few days away and it marked the literal darkest day of this past difficult year. Could there be a more powerful metaphor for the cyclical nature of life?

This piece has a lot of texture and an earthy presence upon close inspection. Despite that it has an atmospheric lightness.
This painting can be hung either dark side up or light side up. Everything is a cycle.