They call me “Red”, but honestly, I resonate more with the blue. Blue emotions for what has happened and what has not. When I close my eyes, I pray to be seen and somehow I know I will be.

20 x 16 oil on canvas
As I let my pallete knife work, she emerged with her message. I just listened and responded. Maybe painting her will help her be seen.
And the chorus from the song “smile so much” encapsulates her.

If you’d seen all the tears I cried
You would know why I smile so much
Fought the hate I fight
You would know why I try to love
Even when it’s hard
Even when it feels like fallin’ apart
If you’d seen all the tears I cried
You would know why I smile so much

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