In the year of the horse, this piece arrives as a meditation on the feminine—instinctive, protective, enduring. A "MARE" carries both strength and softness without contradiction: power held in gentleness, presence without force. This painting became a reflection on motherhood for me—its quiet magnitude, the way it gives, holds, and sustains life without asking to be seen. A kind of love that steadies from beneath the surface. Mare feels like an offering—to the mothers, the mother figures, and the spaces within us that know how to nurture, protect, and let grow. Original on view at Capitol in Brentwood, CA.