Although each painting is of an actual family member or friend, they exist not only in the realm of portraiture, but as archetypes or as representatives from another country that we will all visit someday. They are our guides, but leave us with more questions than answers about what comes after this life, who are we in relation to each other, what effect do we have on this world and how will we be remembered or who will remember us. I am exploring our tenuous connection to each other and our desire to hold onto those who have gone before us. I am remembering.