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This series was created during Covid-19 and expresses my journey from darkness to hope...
FACING OUR NEW LIFE - 1A Covid $650
On March 6, 2019 we found out that life would never be the same. Covid-19 had hit us and hit us hard.
A lot of our family members and friends were taken. We realized that everything was going to be shut down and we would have to adjust to isolation and loneliness. The future was going to be different - yet none of us knew how very differenet it would turn out to be.
The only way I knew how to express what I was feeling was through painting. This was my first painting of six describing how I felt going through my Covid-19 journey. There was so much uncertainty - not knowing what I was going to be facing in this new reality.
An Uphill Struggle 2B Covid $650
At the time I started this second painting I realized how truly alone I felt. I also realized what an uphill battle I was facing. Everything brought to the house had to be sterilized. I missed my family. I had no in-person contact with anyone, which to me was the hardest thing to deal with. Due to my strokes I really wasn’t capable of walking very far on my own.
I started doing small steps around the house just to get fresh air. This painting depicts how small I felt, looking up and wondering what else I would have to face in the future...
A New World 3C Covid $650
Fall had arrived and everything glowed a beautiful golden colour. The leaves sparkled as wind blew them here and there. I began to have the sense that our world was shining and ready for a new start. The Covid pandemic had started to improve. We were still dealing with the loss of those we loved and losses we felt inside as we dealt with ongoing isolation, loneliness, and fear of the unknown. It was sometimes hard to see all of the joy that the physical world was expressing in the midst of these ongoing challenges..
I watched as birds and wildlife started to increase and the plants around me seemed revitalized and more beautiful than ever. Had they changed or had I? This brought my third painting to mind which made my heart sing with possibilities of what new things were on the way...
Peace and Acceptance 4D Covid $650
One morning I woke up listening to a radio announcer explaining that the Covid-19 situation was going to continue for a long time as it morphed from one variant to another. Yet as I looked out the window and noticed how quiet everything seemed with the snow laying gently on the ground and soft pastel reflections of colour visible everywhere, I felt a very peaceful feeling inside.
It was at this moment I realized I would have to accept this new world as it was, and pray for some kind of love and acceptance of things just as they were - and so this painting was created as part of that acceptance.
Renewed Hope 5E Covid $650
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Spring arrived and flowers started to bloom. Little crocuses poked through expressing hope for the future. This new life made me think of Easter. We started allowing ourselves to remember what we loved about our lives before the uninvited arrival of Covid-19.
As we dared to look towards the future with hope, it was hard to find patience - we so wanted things to get back to what we remembered. As my hope began to soar, I created this painting looking towards the future and hoping beyond hope that our hearts and our lives would blossom in the days ahead, just like these flowers.
A Brighter Future 6F Covid $650
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After more than two years of dealing with this global pandemic I’m finding myself becoming less and less frightened. The government has reduced some of the restrictions on individuals. It’s currently our choice to wear our masks, which I've decided to do as it is still risky to go into any group larger than six. I’m finally able to see my family and receive hugs.
This painting expresses my joy that we've come through the worst of this incredible journey. We still don’t know what our future holds, yet our lives are becoming more positive. I hope you are able to experience the joy and hope I felt as I created this sixth painting.