Title: The Ones Who Stay Anyway
Size: 12 x 24
Medium: Acrylic, collage, pastel
 
They show up for the celebrations, laughing with you, cheering the loudest, squeezing in close because that's just what they do. But when the hard times come, they don't slip away. They scoot in even closer. They have seen you at your most undone, your most uncertain, your most human and not once did they flinch. These are not fair-weather friends. These are the ones who showed up in the rain and danced. Crowded together on the same wire, through every season. Not out of obligation, but out of love. The truest kind. This painting is about those “ride or die” friends who’ll be with you through thick and thin.
 
About the Collection
This collection began with a simple idea: no matter who we are, we all share the same human experiences and emotions. "Under the Same Sky" explores the many ways we experience those connections… the excitement of a new friendship, the quiet comfort of being understood, the distance that stretches relationships, and the joy of finding your way back to one another. These moments are all depicted using scenes of birds mixed with collage.