Here at Paint Your Life, we understand the power of a portrait. There is something magical about how our artists can capture a feeling and preserve it on canvas. It's the driving force behind Paint Your Life, and we are all so moved to experience it with our customers.
Recently, one of our own put these thoughts down in a powerful piece on our blog. The following is an excerpt.
I rise from my chair and walk to the portrait I hung across from my desk. My sister's smiling face looks back at me, willing me to give in.
Vibrant, that's the word.
She looks vibrant.
Lost in my thoughts, I am transported to the moment this picture was taken, and I remember everything in ways that are too complex for me to fully understand but fall on me with a clarity that can only be her gift to me.
Grief is not unhappiness. Grief is remembrance.
Remembering my sister is the power of life, the acknowledgment of hers, and the acceptance of mine. Talking about her is honoring her, and seeing her every day in the vibrancy she was given with an artist's gentle touch is the joyous grief of a loss known to many.