I first saw this piece on social media, and as soon as I laid eyes on it, I knew that I had found a piece of art I connected with in a way I'd never felt before. I'm currently writing a novel, and the abstract landscape in "Periwinkle Days" immediately transported me to the novel's main location. I just graduated with a PhD, and this is the first time in my life I've had the financial possibility to purchase a piece of original art, and I'm so deeply grateful that this is the one I was able to bring home. It's miraculous in how it changes tone and shape with the light: in the morning, it's a crisp blue that feels like it's waking up with me; in the foggy, rainy afternoon, it's deeper, echoing the weather outside my window; and in the evening, lit by a warm table lamp, it feels like a portal to a world I'm itching to explore, something shadowed and intriguing. It's art that's abundantly alive, from the excellent brushwork to the way light manifests itself on the canvas at different times of the day. Every time I look at it, I see something new. I feel the way all the art historians say you're SUPPOSED to feel when looking at great art, and I'm so lucky that I get to see this painting, to explore it every day, for the rest of my life.