'The Proposal'

I have been backdating a few posts...just 'cause so much has been going on and I am combining some things and leaving some stuff out since its on Instagram...but THIS...now THIS has to be posted.

This is one of the most important and most meaningful pieces I have ever made.

Let me give some background.  In March I met Nathan and Michelle and the Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk.  I was the featured artist for Muzart and they came to see my work...and BOUGHT a piece.  
Awesome, right?  Wait...it gets better.

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Some more ArtWalks come and go...they stop by the see me at the May show, where I was featuring my 27 of my April 2014 Poetry Paintings.  When I get home, I have an email from Nathan.  He wanted to commission me to create a series of five pieces...TO PROPOSE TO MICHELLE.

My eyes teared up.  I got goosebumps.  Of course I would take on the commission!  So he started sending me reference images, quotes that were meaningful to the couple...The whole time I was working on it all I could think was...don't mess this up.

And I didn't.  On July 4, 2014 Nathan brought Michelle to Gallery 2014 with a group of friends to see a very, very special art exhibit- JUST FOR HER.  

And she said yes.  

And it feels AMAZING to have been a part of this couple's engagement story.