First Light

The Story

This painting was created as the anchor for a nursery: a space waiting to become someone’s first world. Inspired by the gentle palette of smaller works already chosen for the room, First Light brings those quiet colors together into a single, expansive gesture. It is meant to hold joy and lightness, not as something loud or fleeting, but as something steady and present. The title speaks to a threshold: the moment before a beginning fully reveals itself. Not the brightness of day, but the softer light that arrives first: calm, protective, and full of possibility. First Light was made for a mother preparing to welcome her daughter, and for a room learning how to hold that arrival. Over time, the painting will remain as the space changes, carrying with it the memory of when everything was just about to begin.

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