Why Firelight? — Night, For Now, 2026
On fire as the psychological center of Night, For Now — its role as anchor, recurring motif, and source of dramatic light in the series, drawn from personal memory and Bachelard's writing on elemental reverie.
Cryptids, Creatures, and the Unknown — Night, For Now, 2026
On the creatures at the edges of the paintings — their roots in Appalachian folklore and Salvadoran myth, and what it means to paint a monster with tenderness.