Painting: Oil on Canvas

Painted: 2023

Size: 24” x 30”

Owner: In storage                                                                                                                                                          

Music Selection: “All by Myself” by Eric Carmen

Many women feel lost and empty after the death of a spouse, parent, sibling, or a child.  They also feel emptiness when a love affair or marriage ends. This painting is symbolic of that emptiness and the story must be written by the viewer because our stories may be similar, but all experiences, in one form or another, are unique and personal. Younger women luckily can walk past this work with no effect if they have had no painfilled life experiences. They’re truly blessed. The protagonist clings to the empty vase. She is hiding from her pain driving it deep within. The pain is too intense, and she no longer has any tears left to shed. She slowly releases external things as she looks deeper into herself.