If We Only Understood

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If We Only Understood

There is need of kinder treatment
to be given by us all.
There is need that we remember
when someone may err and fall.
That within the hidden motive lies the
ill or lies the good.
We would treat each other better
if we only understood.
If we knew the cares of others-
knew the trials and knew the strain
under which they may be living-
knew their losses and bitter pain,
we would show a better spirit;
I am sure that each one could,
we would always speak more kindly
if we only understood.

— Author Unknown

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About the Artist

I’m an artist, author, and poet. My work is often shaped by lived experiences and by paying close attention to the world around me… nature, and the people who have helped shape my life.

I usually paint first, and the words come later. Painting has been the safest way I’ve found to be honest about things that are hard to say out loud, and over time I’ve noticed other people finding their own stories in the work too.

My paintings are meant to comfort, to feel like a presence rather than a statement, and to give space for each person to find their own meaning. The connection that happens there matters most to me.