Sky Paintings

Sky Paintings
Pilsen, Mana Contemporary Studio

Through out the summer I went on many bike rides down Lake Shore path overlooking Lake Michigan, whether it was waking up super early in the morning to watch the sun rise over the lake (beautiful view) or to go late late into the night to feel the quietness of the city and the warmth of the summer without the sun. The lake saw a lot of me this summer, I cried by the lake, I submerged myself in it, I went with my friends cruising and I bingged a lot of albums being by the lake. It was a place of meditation where I could to get a little lost, get lost in the perceived vastness of the lake and the sky and quiet in my thoughts, I could also reflect and think. There was a lot of balance by the lake, and I am grateful for all of the moments I had there.

Fast forward to November, I found myself hitting a period of being stuck. I wasn’t going to the lake as much. I didn’t have the energy to go early like I did in the summer and by the time I was done with work the darkness of the city wasn’t very encouraging to get myself there. The times I did go to the lake, the wind was super strong and it was so so so cold. My bike rides to the lake became less frequent.

I started this series of paintings based on images of the sky I had on my phone. Some from the lake, but others from my collection of travels, California, Cancun, long drives. Making these was a sort of meditative process similar to the lake. These are meant to be backdrops for what will later be floating flowers in the sky, but for now these provide a sense of comfort and peace for me.