Artist Statement: Within and Without “Let everything happen to you Beauty and terrorJust keep goingNo feeling is final”― Rainer Maria Rilke For each painting you see, I sat still until I became a witness to the experience. Whether it’s a memory or an observation, I lingered long enough to absorb its beauty, anguish, and wonder. The works you see are translation of the external and internal worlds.For the external landscapes, I used pastels and watercolor. Whether it’s a fleeting memory of a place I love, or a decaying leaf resting lightly in my hand, I interpreted what I experienced while tuning in to its essence. The oil paintings, on the other hand, observe the internal landscape; the psychological terrain and how it shifts and moves in response to external circumstances. They examine the ways in which grief can help us construct meaning and investigate loss in an emotional sense.