Memories of You:

How lucky we are to have the gift of memory, of remembrance of things past and experiences lived or missed. I am not aware of any other living creatures on this planet who are equally endowed with the ability not only to remember, but equally to associate past events with the ongoing flow of life, with their probable consequences in the future, and to draw important and meaningful information about how we do things, the decisions we make and what behavior or attitude we assume before, during and after said experiences.

This painting is inspired by the spiritual, mental and emotional presence that a person is capable of creating and the indelible marks or scars left in our lives by that person. Human beings are always looking to be in the company of someone - at least I think so - because we need to feel accepted, validated, recognized and loved. Throughout our lives, people come in and out of our paths and as a result, great and not-so-great experiences are mutually shared and recorded permanently in our field of awareness.

It is those encounters and relationships experienced between two people that this painting celebrates. I believe that regardless of how difficult or painful past relationships may have been, we are always learning and enriching ourselves and our separate and/or joint lives by way of all the opportunities that come about when we interact with one another. (continued)