First Light, 40" x 32", April 2004

This is another moment of quiet reflection captured in paint. An acolyte on her way to more duties? A nun about to take full vows? The image is about those moments when the wind that's been blowing for weeks past finally stops and the clouds part to reveal that the sun was always shining we just couldn't see it. It's also about those moments when we anticipate the coming excitement and joy of the day. And last but not least, those moments when we know, when there are no doubts and we embrace the feeling of being alive, thanking the universe before we hurry along on our way.