This piece sat unfinished for nine months while I debated what it needed. When I finally returned to it, the answer felt simple—and right. Inspired by a painting and a deeply moving story shared by a stranger, this work became something more than texture and color. It became a reflection on strength, fragility, and the quiet ways love takes root and stays with us.

I started this painting with a clear plan—and almost ruined it within minutes. What followed was a complete change in direction, and a reminder that sometimes the best thing you can do is let go of the original idea.

Sometimes the hardest part of creating isn’t the technique—it’s beginning. This is my first botanical painting using a large four-inch brush—something that felt both exciting and intimidating to begin.

An experimental painting process using kitchen tools, monster trucks, and glow-in-the-dark stars that slowly revealed a lion hidden in the layers of paint.

An experiment in layers, reflection, and unexpected outcomes

An experiment in layers, lemons, and learning to let go.

I tried a new fluid art technique expecting a flower. What I got instead was a Beautiful Oops. Sometimes the painting knows where it wants to go before we do.

Just finished varnishing my balls 🤣 — definitely not a sentence I expected to say today.