I created this piece during the pandemic, and I recently heard this song by Alanis Morissette that made me tear up. This painting is for all the tears that were shed last year, and for all the unexpected rainbows despite our grief.
'I Miss the Band' by Alanis Morissette:
Inside joke, well understood
The nudge nudge wink wink and
Finishing each other's harmonies
The late night drive through italian roads
Trains pulling out and we're all in on the secret
Where did you go?
We are a league to be reckoned with
As we run all around the planet
And I miss the band
One plus one equals fifty
And I am imploding without you
And there's not a day that goes by
Where I don't hear our music in my head
Where I don't miss traveling in your company
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
We're on a plane, we're in Japan
In baggage claim I ask, what city we just landed in
The paper slips under the hotel door
I'm shaking all hands
And the hum-of-the-road keeps me happy
Where did you go?
I thought we'd meet at the temple
As we go all around this world
And I miss the band
One plus one equals fifty
And I am imploding without you
And there's not a day that goes by
Where I don't hear our music in my head
Where I don't miss the adventure in your company
Hugs full of sweat and the late night call in tears
Lights that are blinding then onto the next country
The ritual huddle as we storm the stage
The sense on the street of this beautiful world
I miss my family, my ears are ringing
The sun streams in on my unmade bed in Portugal
And I miss the band
One plus one equals fifty
And I am imploding without you
And there's not a day that goes by
Where I don't hear our music in my head
Where I don't miss the pleasure of your company
