A quiet moment during a recent art show stayed with me. Nothing dramatic — just a small shift, a gentle warmth, and the feeling that maybe, just maybe, I wasn’t entirely alone in that moment. Sometimes the most ordinary days can hold something quietly extraordinary.

These past two weeks, I’ve painted more than I did in the entire second half of 2024.

This year began with so much promise. It felt like I was really starting to make waves in the art world, and I was excited to keep the...