Hi Friends!
Thank you for your patience and general excitement about this piece. This painting is titled “Choosing Light” and it was an absolute joy to create from start to finish. In case you are wondering yes those are my very own hands so this one is extra special!
This original piece is available for purchase directly from me so please click the button below to view it in my online shop!
As I mentioned this piece features my very own hands that I personally photographed in a dark closet with a small Christmas light as a light source. From the fist moment that I took these photos to the final brush strokes this piece was just so enjoyable to create. I just really felt like I was in my element with this one and found some new and subtle ways to improve the way I paint hands. This was also the VERY first time that I painted a flame/ fire and I really enjoyed it! And since this piece showcases my own hands I couldn't help but write a description through my own personal lens, reflecting on my sensitivity as a person and how I have grown from seeing this aspect of myself as weakness to a strength. I hope that you can take the time to read the description below and maybe even share this painting with someone that you love and care for.
Painting Description
I never had a choice whether or not I wanted to feel so intensely. Having a heightened sensitivity was always a part of me ever since I was young and I could never escape it even when I wanted to. As a child I couldn’t change that I experienced the world and people around me so viscerally even when it hurt to do so. The emotions and experiences of the people I cared most about always seemed to weigh heavily on my heart, vibrating through me so loudly that they sometimes distracted from my own experiences.
And now as an adult I see how tempting it can be to numb myself to what I see around me. Pulling my hands away from the flame and leaving its warmth behind out of fear of getting burned. And even while I can understand this instinct out of self preservation I know that it wouldn’t be true to who I am. There is strength in my fragile soul, a strength that allows me to care for what I love and what I stand for.
So I am choosing to hold the candle as I expose my heart to its warmth and danger as I embrace my sensitive spirit. Opening myself to experience all that the world has to offer so that I can paint my own truth.
This original piece is 14”x20” with a beautiful frame from my local art store Village Arts.
