Inspired by the vibrancy of fire’s light, I used gold leaf in this series to represent either embers, flames, or sunlight.

The process gold goes through to become refined is time intensive and takes lots of heat to get a beautiful, shiny product.

Including gold in my paintings has given added meaning. I believe that beauty can come even from the toughest times in nature’s process and in our lives. We are each refined in our challenges.

This is an on-going series I will be developing with larger works to come.