“What Must Break” Oil Painting - 16” x 20”

Named/painted from a poem by the same name.

I created this painting to symbolize things in life that we can’t change, and must find peace with, even through the feelings of frustration, anger, guilt, grief. It’s a symbol of forced optimism. While sometimes we may be strong, sometimes that’s the only option, so we push on, looking for the Light- the peace- to guide us.

The grass on this piece is my favorite. I created it with several techniques of layering translucent colors with a coarse brush, carving through the wet paint then wiping away some areas with a paper towel. The colors remind me a of Wyeth painting, but they’re the exact colors you get when a storm rolls through the marshlands (where I live.) Somehow the dark skies make the spartina grass much more vivid than normal. It’s a beautiful paradox.

Oil on deep canvas. 16” x 20” unframed with painted sides. Can be hung as-is.

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This painting will ship in 2-3 weeks (currently still drying then will need to be varnished.)

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