8 x 12 inch oil on linen panel
This final painting in my "20 First Dates" series offers many layers of meaning. As we move
toward winter (on the calendar, if not in day-to-day weather), we enter a
season of quiet renewal. And I've always been partial to dusk and
nighttime subjects in my paintings because of the power of light within
these compositions. Both of these themes hold added significance to me
as we draw near the end of a challenging year together and begin to look
ahead to what will hopefully be a better year ahead.
I started my "Nocturne" series a couple of years ago, and then - much
like a dog chasing a butterfly across a pasture - my artist eye latched
onto other ideas in the meantime. But the months ahead now seem like the
perfect time to revisit this series as I cannot imagine anything more
relevant for this time. So while this painting ends the "20 First Dates"
series, it also serves as a bridge to what you'll see from me in the
upcoming months as I explore the darker side of subjects and the beauty
of light within them.
