Life experiences come and go like the rain, all types of rain, heavy, light, soaking, sprinkling and how we allow that rain to affect us is how we choose to move forward from the rain. This painting represents a transition in my life when I moved from a place of comfort into a new chapter. The piece explores how we choose to move forward after various life experiences, which I have conceptualized here as diverse types of rain.
I was inspired by how Prince navigated his own challenges, using his past and present as dual forces for his creativity. In the work, multi-colored strokes fall like water, and from that shimmer, a figure emerges representing the past, present, and future self. The figure in the painting is based on the photograph of myself included in My Prince Story. I consider this composition a painting in its own right, with the camera serving as my medium.
