Not Escape.

Just More.

ESCAPE

I titled this painting Escape because that’s what it felt like, at first.

A yearning. A pull. A quiet ache to be somewhere else—somewhere the salt clings to your skin and the air reminds you that you’re still alive. Somewhere wide and wild and blue.

Every time I look at it, I still feel that tug.

But lately, I’ve been asking myself: Escape from what, exactly?

Because here’s the truth—I hold a deep appreciation for my life now.
It wasn’t handed to me. I had to earn it. I had to survive the losses, the missteps, the unspoken griefI had to become someone who could sit still long enough to notice how far I’d come.

So why does this painting still call to me?

Maybe it’s not about escape at all. Maybe it’s about desire. Longing. Permission.

Maybe it’s just this: I want to experience more. Satisfied but eager for more!

Not have more. Not accumulate. Not consume.

But feel more. Witness more. Taste more. Move toward more aliveness.

And here’s what I’m learning: wanting more doesn’t mean something is wrong.
It means something is waking up.

So I’ve started practicing what I call becoming available for more. Not chasing it. Not earning it. Just clearing the space for it to come in.

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Here’s what that looks like right now:

1. I’m creating space—literally and energetically.
I’ve let go of old roles, old stories, even old furniture that doesn’t reflect who I am now.I’m not clinging to what’s familiar. I’m making room for what’s next.

2. I’m normalizing desire without needing to justify it.
I want more joy. More stillness. More spontaneous laughter and saltwater on my skin. Not because I “deserve it.” Because I want it. And that’s reason enough.

3. I’m practicing receiving without performance.
When someone compliments me, I say thank you.
When someone offers help, I don’t rush to pay it back.
I let life be generous. I let beauty land. I let softness stay.

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I don’t want to escape my life. I want to expand it.

To stand barefoot on the rocks. To hear the lap of water against stone.
To breathe in sky-colored air and let the moment be enough.

Because wanting more doesn’t make me ungrateful.
It makes me alive.

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not more to have, but more to feel,
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P.S. This weekend only, Fine Art America is offering 20% off all prints in celebration of Memorial Weekend. If you’ve had your eye on one of my pieces—or if Escape stirred something in you—now’s a beautiful time to bring that energy into your space. Go take a look and treat yourself while the offer’s live!