Red Bird, Waiting

Red Bird, Waiting is a 9" x 12" oil over acrylic, gallery wrapped working through memory, loss, and the quiet ways love endures. Painted on reclaimed canvas, this piece carries the presence of those who have gone before us — not as ghosts, but as companions who remain just beyond our sight.

The red bird stands as a symbol of connection between worlds, a reminder that the people we’ve lost are never truly gone. They wait for us in their own time, in their own place, holding space until our paths cross again. In this way, they are not lost at all. They are simply waiting.

This painting honors the tenderness of remembrance and the belief that love continues, even in absence. It is an invitation to feel held by the ones who came before, and to trust that nothing meaningful is ever truly gone.