Uplifting

oil on canvas 18"x 24" My first piece of the series: "Stories of Light."  I created this because it's early in the year and there's so many things that could be dragging us down. After conversations with close friends and family about how to have the most optimistic outlook on the year, I've felt...uplifted.  It's about having people around you to talk through problems and goals with. Sometimes I go through phases of taking on too much weight from my obstacles. I think they're mine alone and that no one can understand.  Once I reach out to a friend, and than another, I come to realize every time that people go through similar experiences and they get through them by talking them out. Personally, the journey here was very daunting. I tried to take on this idea that I could turn my painting into my whole life and live a fulfilled life while doing it. There are times I've stumbled and struggled with how to do it, but with embracing and sharing with the people around me, I began to remembe