Introspection - 6 x 6” Original Oil Painting
Introspection, 6 x 6 inches, oil on canvas, ready to hang.Reflection turned inward.Examination.Deciding to move forward.Determination.A lot has come and gone in my life the past few years. C*vid aside, I was already on a journey of change in my own life that was being pressed out of me by circumstances.At the time, we were living in California. When Andy and I moved there we were barely married a year and had the glitter of excitement pouring out of our eyes. But, reality struck as I found myself alone — him working long hours, 6 days a week, and me thousands of miles from a single soul or thread of anything that was familiar.And then the surprise of a lifetime, I became pregnant just a few months into the journey. Timing was horrible — we didn’t know if the startup Andy was working for would even take off. But our little light arrived and turned our world upside down.Taking care of her was the focus of every cell in my body. Giving her the world and at the same time protecting her fro