"Humble Beginnings" This piece was created because of my Brother. He's followed me along on this "journey". He told me that I should paint "BIG". This painting is a result of that effort! It seemed like it took me forever. I stressed over it, then enjoyed it, then questioned everything about it. This is the end result. I thought about this painting as a "beginning" of sorts. By that I thought about symbolizing a young couple starting their own family. In another new beginning of sorts, It could symbolize a new beginning as an "empty nester". Both of those scenarios are big, huge, sometimes scary, unknown adventures. Both are humbling, full of learning and experiencing a new season in life. For a new family, it's full of anticipation and expectation. For a family with children leaving home, it could be grieving and figuring out how to parent in a different way. It's ...