Astrid, unmoving
The birds have come
To witness the end
I began "Ending Song" in 2021, living in a friend's guest room, driven to create another large painting before Tokyo. At the time, I felt disconnected from myself and my dreams. But, a long-held idea resurfaced, leading me to combine various images - industrial towers from the beach I drove to most nights, crows from my hometown, and Astrid who is always there. This painting was both a start and promise to myself. What I started in LA hung in four temporary apartments in Tokyo and loomed in the peripheral, remaining unfinished after a long hiatus from work, finally finding itself in the closet of my current residence. In mid-2023, finding my footing again to return to work, I revisited the painting in my closet. It struck me that leaving it unfinished would condemn it to represent an unfulfilled dream, one that was crucial and still deep within. I taped it up one last time. While painting, I reflected on the time it came from and the me that wanted so badly to make this. "Ending Song" is a perpetual beginning, a small piece to a vision I will continue to chase, and a promise that has been kept.
- 19.5” x 26” print size
- Prints signed and numbered by Lauren
- 310 gsm Hahnemühle archival printing paper
- Digitally printed with archival pigmented inks
- Embossed border design
The sale will be live for 24 hours from its starting time, Monday March 18, 2024 at 6PM Pacific Time. Please allow 8 weeks to ship. Ships internationally. All sales final.