So I finally finished this very large and very special commission. I hope you enjoy hearing about it and why it is so important.
It can be incredibly difficult to lose someone you are close to and we all experience loss at some point in our lives but nothing can match the heartbreak of losing a true life partner. Sometime our thoughtfully planned out timeline is cut short by something unexpected and this can be devastating and life altering. But it can be nothing short of incredible to see how we can cope with such losses and slowly create a new life for ourselves.
The recipient of this painting lost her partner in 2018 and hoping I could create a a painting of him enjoying his favorite spot in Montana. When I agreed to take on this project, I wanted to approach it with the upmost sensitivity and respect in a way that would memorialize this person and visualize him enjoying his favorite place in the world. I wanted to show him in a truly better place free from the complications of our world.
I hope this piece can serve as a reminder of the wonderful life that has been lived and the wonderful life that is still unfolding.
This piece is titled “A Moment Stretched to Eternity” because I wanted to capture the feeling we get when we are enjoying time with our loved ones and a single moment can have so much happiness and contentment that we want it to last forever. We hope that time can just stand still so we can soak in all of the positivity from the people we love and always view them in this moment of perfection. But the best we can do is hold onto these moments as we travel through life and appreciate the people we love the most while they are here and remember them fondly when they are gone.