Winter Light
Original 30 x 40” Oil on Canvas
Some moments of beauty are all the more special for their brevity. The exact colors hidden in a sunrise, there and gone in an instant. While winter holds its own beauty, it can also be a difficult season. Shorter days and unpredictable weather, feeling trapped indoors. Those are the times we need the light, the hope, the beautiful moments.
Canvas Size: Vertical 30 x 40 inch canvas. 1.5” deep gallery-wrapped with lovingly finished sides.
Completed: 2025
Materials: Original oil painting on cotton canvas with satin varnish, ready to hang.
From the ArtistAt this moment, I was struggling in motherhood: trying to balance raising two small children while feeling the worst I’ve felt in years. Moving and eating were a struggle, and in brief moments when those feeling subsided, I’d berate myself for not being the mother I wanted to be. To say I needed a bit of hope and perspective is an understatement.
This sunrise, this literal light carving through the darkness, was a moment that stopped me in my tracks. Demanded my full attention in a way that allowed all those other worries to fall away—just for a moment. And it’s incredible what even that small reset, that little moment of hope in a dark season, can do for you.