to love and let go | 100 x 120 cm | original oil painting
The first spring and summer I lived in Bend, I hiked almost every other day. I was overwhelmed by the number of trails and places to explore but I slowly picked my way through them. Trail by trail, I fell in love with Central Oregon. And then late summer came, as did the fires and the smoke. Even before living on the West Coast, I obsessively tracked wildfires. But now I found myself living amongst them, in a place I loved so deeply. It was at that point that a rift began to grow inside me.
The next few years in Bend, I still loved it, a lot, but I began to hold it at a distance - too afraid to fully love the landscape knowing someday it could burn. I didn’t really recognize that’s what I was doing until we moved away and I began working on this painting. The piece began without any references, but within the first few hours I knew where my emotions were taking me. With every session, I gave myself space to fall in love with that landscape again.
After all, isn’t that the nature of life? To love things with our whole selves, knowing they will die. To love things, impermanent as they may be. To love and let go.
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100 × 120 cm
original oil painting
For the safety of the painting, the piece will arrive un-stretched and unframed. You will need to have the painting re-stretched by a professional before it will be ready to hang in your home. I know this is an untraditional extra expense, so as a courtesy, shipping fees have been waived.
FINAL SALE
The first spring and summer I lived in Bend, I hiked almost every other day. I was overwhelmed by the number of trails and places to explore but I slowly picked my way through them. Trail by trail, I fell in love with Central Oregon. And then late summer came, as did the fires and the smoke. Even before living on the West Coast, I obsessively tracked wildfires. But now I found myself living amongst them, in a place I loved so deeply. It was at that point that a rift began to grow inside me.
The next few years in Bend, I still loved it, a lot, but I began to hold it at a distance - too afraid to fully love the landscape knowing someday it could burn. I didn’t really recognize that’s what I was doing until we moved away and I began working on this painting. The piece began without any references, but within the first few hours I knew where my emotions were taking me. With every session, I gave myself space to fall in love with that landscape again.
After all, isn’t that the nature of life? To love things with our whole selves, knowing they will die. To love things, impermanent as they may be. To love and let go.
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100 × 120 cm
original oil painting
For the safety of the painting, the piece will arrive un-stretched and unframed. You will need to have the painting re-stretched by a professional before it will be ready to hang in your home. I know this is an untraditional extra expense, so as a courtesy, shipping fees have been waived.
FINAL SALE
The first spring and summer I lived in Bend, I hiked almost every other day. I was overwhelmed by the number of trails and places to explore but I slowly picked my way through them. Trail by trail, I fell in love with Central Oregon. And then late summer came, as did the fires and the smoke. Even before living on the West Coast, I obsessively tracked wildfires. But now I found myself living amongst them, in a place I loved so deeply. It was at that point that a rift began to grow inside me.
The next few years in Bend, I still loved it, a lot, but I began to hold it at a distance - too afraid to fully love the landscape knowing someday it could burn. I didn’t really recognize that’s what I was doing until we moved away and I began working on this painting. The piece began without any references, but within the first few hours I knew where my emotions were taking me. With every session, I gave myself space to fall in love with that landscape again.
After all, isn’t that the nature of life? To love things with our whole selves, knowing they will die. To love things, impermanent as they may be. To love and let go.
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100 × 120 cm
original oil painting
For the safety of the painting, the piece will arrive un-stretched and unframed. You will need to have the painting re-stretched by a professional before it will be ready to hang in your home. I know this is an untraditional extra expense, so as a courtesy, shipping fees have been waived.
FINAL SALE