When my beloved mentor, Mary Bentz Gilkerson, passed away suddenly, it hit me terribly hard. For awhile I couldn't even paint. But I knew that Mary herself would have admonished me to "show up" and "paint through it." This little painting is me showing up. It's a vivid image to me of breaking through the darkness. The clouds are still there, but the light is shining through.
When my beloved mentor, Mary Bentz Gilkerson, passed away suddenly, it hit me terribly hard. For awhile I couldn't even paint. But I knew that Mary herself would have admonished me to "show up" and "paint through it." This little painting is me showing up. It's a vivid image to me of breaking through the darkness. The clouds are still there, but the light is shining through.