Well, I said I would be working on a “pretty” art piece. And thus, it has since been completed. I am introducing you to “Just BeKOIse.” Just because – it’s pretty. Just because – it is something new for me. And simply just because – I love puns… (hence the title).

(She can be hung vertically or horizontally – and it is for sale if any are interested. All my art is for sale, FYI – just click on “Contact” to get a message straight to me!)

Is this my specialty? No, but I can definitely experiment more with this type of work (my sister suggested I do this with a sea turtle – that may well be in the near future once I hunt my neighborhood like a hobo for some more fence slat trash). Is it “fine art?” No (well, maybe), but it definitely was fun. And sometimes you need to break away from the pressures of the unspoken expectations of what art should be (Oh, just me? Maybe that is just the condemnation of those pesky demons in my head). But this piece was good for me. It inspired and thrust my confidence just a tad more to begin new work again (which is currently in progress – inspired by the recent #metoo phenomena). It provided the encouragement and the silent, nagging nudge to just get in there and freaking finish it. It allowed me to literally complete something, when I feel like so much is incomplete right now in my world. That is something I am grateful about art – once it’s done, you have a record of something, something of your life. It records a completion of a project, a job, a work, or simply documents a specific time in your life. It might not mean that much in the grand scheme of things to anyone else, but regardless, it signifies progress to me (and this A-type moron needs progress – so I’ll justify it wherever I can right now). But, it records that I am here, I am existing in this limbo stage right now, curious as to what my next “life” will look like. Just beKOIse.

But nonetheless, here she is, in all her beauty (if you find this kind of thing beautiful).