With rich, bold stokes of a palette knife, a vulnerable moment was captured in the fading morning light. What does it take for all of us to pick ourselves up from sorrow and move ahead in our lives? Here I use the figure's nudity solely to convey vulnerability and raw emotion. I think we all can relate to the devastating power of grief, and how sometimes it feels we are barely pulling ourselves out of its clutches at the start of a day. The deep blues are purposely employed for their namesake moodiness, but they are countered by the vivid pinks and yellows, that remind us of the bright and light elements of our lives. The pose might be recognizable to some - it is an adaptation of Andrew Wyeth's woman lying in a field in "Christina's World". I wanted to capture the same sense of ambiguity and hidden potential in this figurative work.

Tammy Flynn Seybold

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I am a painter who studied Art, History of Art and Chemistry at UC Berkeley, and obtained my Masters in Art Conservation from Queens University. My work in museums around the world - including SFMOMA and the National Gallery of Art in Washington - informs my painting practice, and drives me to work in both traditional and non-traditional media and methods. I am from California, but have lived and worked in France, Toronto and Hong Kong. I currently call Vancouver, Canada my home, and when I'm not in my studio, I can be found in the mountains or in the sea.