This is not a recent painting, (there aren't any of those because my creative output recently has been practically non-existent). But I don't think this one has ever made it on to my blog, despite the fact I was really quite pleased with how it turned out. Its an unusual one for me: I rarely paint people, because they're really hard (although it turns out somewhat easier from behind when there's no faces to worry about)
Perhaps now is as apt a time to post it as any.
So if you are struggling to seek hope in the storm, or if you are managing to find glimmers of light in the darkness; if you can glimpse the light at the end of the tunnel, or if it still feels like it is a very long way away ... this one is for you.