I painted this years ago. I had just overcome some difficult struggles that I had been dealing with for many years. Painting this helped me heal. Like all my artworks, it just appeared in my head and I couldn’t stop thinking about it until I was able to create it. My husband was kind enough to lend me his hand as a model for my figure in the painting. I’m so lucky to have him as a husband and best friend! I used oil paints to create this painting, it’s about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide, so it’s a good size piece. Like all my figure / portrait paintings, I used non-traditional colors. This helps make the painting have a bigger impact in my opinion. This, hopefully, also causes the viewer to look at the piece with a different mind set or understanding. Opening up their train of thought to new places and feelings. At, least that is my hope. Below is the original picture I used as a reference for my painting.