Post 5: The night everything changed.
It’s was 2015 and Mike had no premonition of the hurricane that life was about to throw his way.
Mike and Sarah were engaged and making plans for their wedding. Sarah had been battling some health issues as a result of prolonged use of OTC drugs and alcohol. The couple felt they had solved those issues and so Mike left on a business trip.
Upon his return he was met with a devastating reality—Sarah, the woman he loved, was gravely ill. She had been battling both liver and heart issues, but nothing could have prepared him for what happened next. Mike went in to check on his resting fiancé and found blood everywhere. She had hemorrhaged and was bleeding internally. Mike called 911 and tried to revive her as blood surrounded him. The scene was chaotic, terrifying, and surreal.
He rushed Sarah to the ER, praying for a miracle. But instead, he was confronted with a heart-wrenching decision. Sarah was placed on life support, and the doctors informed Mike that there was nothing more they could do. It was up to him to decide her fate.
How could this be happening?
He had always been concerned that he would be the one to leave HER behind. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.
He wasn’t supposed to be pulling the plug on the woman he was supposed to spend the rest of his life with.
Current Progress
COLOR!
I have to take the photos now from an angle because the glare is bad with the wet paint. I also struggle with my camera as it really seems to boost the reds. I don’t like that.
Intimate feelings about the story
As a person that paints mature hands, I feel like I am constantly preparing myself for the end. I visit my models “just one more time”, constantly making sure I get every last moment I can, when I can. My partner is also 25 years my senior and I also feel that I am mentally preparing to have to live without him one day. I making the most of every day, every moment. I want to make sure that we are LIVING! That’s one of the reasons we make our bi-annual trek to Texas. A trek that we are currently on and I am writing from the passenger seat.
I can’t watch him drive so I must work - HA
My point is, LIVE! Don’t wait till it’s too late! Go do it now, see new things, eat that awesome meal, engage with the people that you’ve missed and most of all, don’t settle for surrounding yourself with people that don’t feed your soul. One day, these opportunities won’t be available. One day, it WILL be too late.
About the Painting
This is still SLOOOOWWWWW. Right now I am struggling to paint everyday. There has been so much preparation to get ready for this move. Cleaning, packing and loading. I have the first layer completed on the fingers and now working my way down the palm. There is another big story right in that palm that I am just about to get to. Maybe next week?
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I have scheduled this work to take me 7 weeks. I have divided the story into 7 weeks as well as the progressive pricing. The first price increase was yesterday. Collect early, save BIG!