Paul, 2026, oil, 24 x 16 in. / 60.96 x 40.5 cm.

Paul, Hannah Camarata, 2026, oil, 24 x 16 in. / 60.96 x 40.5 cm.

In Paul’s Portrait, I paint my best , after he watched his father fall and never wake again. Paul had spent twenty-eight days living beside his father in the hospital. I organized the photoshoot to help him remember that through movement, he might begin to find his way through the dark.