This is the first painting I completed after moving from the United States to Australia. I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of my painting supplies and easel which was in slow transit via ship from the U.S. My husband knew that I was hopeful each day that I'd get some indication of its arrival, so he purchased canvas, paint and brushes so I could do what feeds my soul again. It was a time of transition and enormous change for me. This painting spoke to me about the beauty that is evident in change. It represented for me the dying off of a life left behind so a new life could begin.