If it is dark, I will draw the light

Original Artwork

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Acrylic Paint on Canvas 

THIS PIECE IS BASED OFF OF MY SON AND I. WHAT WAS USED AS A REFERENCE IMAGE WAS THEN, A MAKE SHIFT PHOTOSHOOT OF A MOMENT I HAD FELT WAS SPECIAL. MY SON WAS FINALLY 9 MONTHS OLD, JUST ABLE TO SIT UP ON MY SHOULDERS AND HOLD UP HIS HEAD BY HIMSELF. THROUGH MY CANVASES I FELT I WAS CREATING A NEW WORLD THAT WAS NOW FOR US BOTH.

IN THIS PIECE I WAS WANTING TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTIFUL WAY IN WHICH I CHOOSE TO CREATE THE SUN AMIDST THE DARKNESS IN LIFE & THAT POWER OF CREATIVITY DIRECTLY PASSING DOWN TO MY SON. HE POSSESSES THAT LIGHT AND SO MUCH MORE. MUCH LIKE ALL OF US, THE MAGIC WE CREATE, THE CHILDREN OF THIS WORLD NOT ONLY GET TO ENJOY BUT THEY USE THAT MAGIC TO CREATE THEIR OWN.