"I Will Remain Here"

Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm)

This piece was one I began last fall and have taken up again. The sky has a nice shimmer, I think, thanks to some pthalo turquoise-and-white strokes interspersed amongst the other blues and violets. Pthalo turquoise has an edgy, nervous personality and can breathe life into an image if used judiciously, I find.