Agony & the Ecstasy

This painting was done during a particularly troublesome point of suffering in my own life.  The background was painted from a place of pure expression, while the flowers came afterwards in a much more ordered depiction, both showing the immense contrast of suffering and elation.  This piece illustrates the duality of love for me.  Not simply a romantic love, but a greater love that asks us to come to know ourselves so we may better love and connect with those around us. A love that is for the other.