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“He Wept with Me”

Riverside Arts Council | Downtown Riverside, CA
On Exhibition through February 2027

He Wept with Me is about the kind of love that does not rush to explain our suffering, silence our grief, or ask us to become strong before we are ready.

It is rooted in one of the most profoundly human moments in Scripture: Jesus wept.

Christ knew resurrection was coming. He knew the grave would not have the final word. He knew that what appeared lost would soon be restored—and still, standing in the presence of human heartbreak, He wept.

There is something extraordinary in that.

It tells us that faith does not require us to pretend something does not hurt simply because we believe God is good. Hope and sorrow are allowed to occupy the same sacred space. We can trust Him completely and still grieve deeply.

He Wept with Me was created from that place—the realization that Jesus does not merely observe our suffering from a distance. He enters it. When our hearts break, He does not stand outside of the ache offering easy answers. He comes near enough to mourn with us.

Sometimes the miracle is not that the pain disappears.

Sometimes the miracle is discovering we were never crying alone.

This piece is for the person who has prayed for healing and is still waiting. For the one grieving what was lost, what changed, or what may never be the same again. For anyone who has wondered where God was in the moments that hurt too deeply for words.

16 × 20 inches
Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
Unframed · Ready to hang

“Defender”

Riverside Arts Council | Downtown Riverside, CA
 On Exhibition through February 2027

Defender is a reflection on the promise that we do not stand alone in the places where life leaves us exposed.

The horse represents the presence of God—steady, watchful, and unshaken. It stands among the flowers not simply as a companion, but as a protector. The dark blooms rise and bend around it, some standing tall while others bow beneath an unseen weight. They speak to the seasons when we are weary, vulnerable, or unable to fight for ourselves.

And still, the Defender remains.

There is something sacred about realizing that God’s protection does not always mean the absence of hardship. Sometimes it is His presence within it—the quiet assurance that what surrounds us does not have the authority to overcome us. He stands where we cannot. He sees what we cannot see. He goes before us, remains beside us, and guards what we have placed into His hands.

The crown-like forms of the flowers echo a kingdom greater than our circumstances: a reminder that even what bends beneath the weight of this world still belongs beneath the sovereignty of God. The vivid red ground carries both urgency and life, while the horse remains rooted in its place—an image of strength that does not need to announce itself to be absolute.

Defender is for anyone who has ever reached the end of their own strength and discovered that God’s had not ended.

It is a visual prayer of surrender and assurance:

I do not have to defend myself from everything.
I do not have to see everything coming.
I do not have to carry every battle.
God is already there.

30 × 40 inches
Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
Unframed · Ready to hang

“nevertheless”

Dear Tomorrow Gallery | Oceanside, CA

July 12, 2026- September 21, 2026

nevertheless is dedicated to every person who has found themselves carrying more than they ever imagined they could bear.

Created while navigating the realities of multiple sclerosis, this piece reflects the tension between limitation and perseverance, grief and hope, fragility and strength. The bowed flowers suggest the weight of life’s hardships, yet they remain rooted, vibrant, and alive—a reminder that being bent by adversity is not the same as being broken by it.

For me, this work is a reflection of the faith that has sustained me through seasons of uncertainty and the conviction that hardship does not have the final word.

To anyone facing illness, loss, disappointment, or circumstances beyond their control: this piece is a reminder that there is beauty in endurance, strength in surrender, and hope in the simple act of continuing on.

16 × 20 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas- professionally framed and mounted approx 17 ½” x 22”