MOONLIGHT MOTH 36"x36" nature inspired art like a residue of tears

like a residue of tears

and painfully lonely

I wanted this painting to capture that moment when the earth stirs from its winter sleep

This painting was created with "Nothing Compares 2U" playing on repeat for two days straight

MOONLIGHT MOTH 36"x36" nature inspired art like a residue of tearsThis piece was named after a composition by Jordi Fornies, a visual artist and composer whose music stills the mind. When I listen to it, especially the piano, my breath slows. I close my eyes, and something in me softens. This painting evokes the same atmosphere. A fuzzy, ethereal moth in mid flight, its delicate body drawn toward the moon. Moths navigate by moonlight, using its constant presence to orient themselves through the darkness. In that