"What if? Well, then..."

This piece has been something I've been tossing around in my mind for years. I've taken photos like this. I could've made a B&W image of these connections ... But to actually create a piece from a set of empty canvases changed the way I saw it in the end. Not black and white, but in a bunch of colors. Lots of colors - and some gold. Because life is never black or white. There have been times in my life when I would ask my Dad, “What if...” and he would reply, “Well, then...” and we would have long talks. He passed away in September 2020 of dementia, so those talks were very limited in the last ten years. What if we stop and thank someone today, no matter their race, age, ethnicity, religion or gender? Well then, we would all see more peace, justice, love and community.

Gouache, oil pastels on canvas mounted on painted wood board, 12.5” x 24” finished, 2020.