I was told I could take my time transforming these images.
So I hesitated…for a moment.
Then I took out my paints, lay the canvases down and had fun with paint.

The original canvases, although beautiful, were somber. They reminded me of the darkness, anger, resentment, and self pity I had been feeling. But as time passed I changed. A weight lifted and life is brighter, lighter, different. Acceptance has crept in, and I am transformed. Much like these paintings.

I emptied tubes of paint, just like I bled myself dry, to turn darkness into something bright.