“Still Chose Life” Oil Painting - 18" x 24"

Painted/named from a poem by Nikita Gill.

This is a very sentimental work, with great meaning and much symbolism. I read the poem, "For Her" by Nikita Gill and was moved to tears, as it speaks so much to what I've personally encountered in my life. I knew I had to paint the hope that I feel now looking back on my darkest days.

I chose to use fuchsia paint as an underpainting, and let it show through in many areas. Fuchsia is the color of the "acceptance" stage of grief.

While I usually use gloves and brushes to paint, I knew I wanted to paint the majority of this special scene with my bare hands in the paint, and very little brush work. It was a spiritual experience for me to be able to create this detailed scene with my fingers, feeling like a child again (again, a nod back to the poem.)

I used colors that were reminders of my childhood- purples and blues- but I didn't want this scene to feel sorrowful. Lastly, I knew I wanted a bright spot of moon, just another addition of hope and healing.

This painting is for those who've overcome a difficult past. You are not what happened to you. You did not deserve what you endured. You are still here and you should be so proud you didn't let a troubled life keep you down. My therapist asked me a few weeks ago, "What would you say to Little You if you could reach out right now?" This painting was my answer. May you find as much peace in it as I did while painting it.

Oil on deep canvas. 18" x 24" unframed with painted sides. Can be hung as-is.

All originals and prints come with the poem they’re named/painted from, in case you’d like to frame and hang it next to the art.

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