I finished painting “Black” during the summer of 2018, following the sudden death of my son Anthony. He was the eldest of my twin boys and I am grateful to have held and played with him only moments before he breathing his last. I was nursing him in the woods, when his body went still, his face turned white and a small trickle of blood came out of his beautiful little nose. I will never forget this pain or my little boy, but I take comfort in the fact that I know he is with God. This painting was the first step in my healing journey as a mother, a woman and a human being.