You Give Me Strength – Original Framed Mixed-Media Artwork by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
I created You Give Me Strength in 2020 during the early years of my sobriety, a time when I was learning how recovery could reshape both my identity and the relationships around me.
The four figures are loose suggestions of people who offered safety and steadiness while I was becoming someone new. They are not portraits, but reflections of presence, of being near those who allowed me to change without demanding that I already know who I was becoming.
Rendered in pastel and acrylic, the figures remain indistinct beneath an orange sun, connected by an unseen center.
You Give Me Strength is about the quiet power of support. Not rescue, but presence. Not certainty, but the space to move forward without being entirely alone.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: You Give Me Strength
Year Created: 2020
Medium: Pastel and acrylic on archival paper
Image Size: 8 W × 10 H × 0.5 D in
Framed Size: 16 W × 20 H × 2 D in
Style: Contemporary Abstract / Expressive Figurative Art
Palette: Orange, gray, charcoal, cream, and muted earth tones
Subject: Love, reunion, emotional resilience, hope, and human connection
Series: Lotus Project
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Included; professionally matted and framed
Original Collector Artwork
This is a singular, one-of-a-kind work created by Erin McGrath Rieke. Its pastel and acrylic marks, archival surface, and physical construction exist only in this artwork. Any future prints will be clearly identified as reproductions.
A signed certificate of authenticity documenting the title, year, medium, dimensions, and original status of the work is included with purchase.
Additional Information
The figures in You Give Me Strength remain deliberately indistinct. Their obscurity allows them to represent the people who steady us, return us to ourselves, or simply remain when life becomes difficult.
The orange sun offers a small but persistent source of warmth. It does not erase what surrounds it. Instead, it becomes evidence that light can coexist with uncertainty, and that connection can survive even after a period of profound distance.
Collector Price
$550 with shipping included
The price includes the original artwork, professional mat and frame, signed certificate of authenticity, protective packing, handling, insurance, and standard ground delivery within the contiguous United States.
Shipping and Local Pickup
The listed price includes standard insured delivery from St. Louis to one address within the contiguous United States. Expedited transportation or unusual delivery requirements may require an additional charge arranged with the collector before shipment.
Complimentary local pickup is available in the St. Louis area by prior arrangement. Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and international destinations must be arranged and quoted separately.
Fine-Art Prints
Open-edition archival prints of You Give Me Strength may be offered separately. Prints are reproductions and do not include the original artwork’s frame or certificate of authenticity.
You Give Me Strength – Original Framed Mixed-Media Artwork by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
I created You Give Me Strength in 2020 during the early years of my sobriety, a time when I was learning how recovery could reshape both my identity and the relationships around me.
The four figures are loose suggestions of people who offered safety and steadiness while I was becoming someone new. They are not portraits, but reflections of presence, of being near those who allowed me to change without demanding that I already know who I was becoming.
Rendered in pastel and acrylic, the figures remain indistinct beneath an orange sun, connected by an unseen center.
You Give Me Strength is about the quiet power of support. Not rescue, but presence. Not certainty, but the space to move forward without being entirely alone.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: You Give Me Strength
Year Created: 2020
Medium: Pastel and acrylic on archival paper
Image Size: 8 W × 10 H × 0.5 D in
Framed Size: 16 W × 20 H × 2 D in
Style: Contemporary Abstract / Expressive Figurative Art
Palette: Orange, gray, charcoal, cream, and muted earth tones
Subject: Love, reunion, emotional resilience, hope, and human connection
Series: Lotus Project
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Included; professionally matted and framed
Original Collector Artwork
This is a singular, one-of-a-kind work created by Erin McGrath Rieke. Its pastel and acrylic marks, archival surface, and physical construction exist only in this artwork. Any future prints will be clearly identified as reproductions.
A signed certificate of authenticity documenting the title, year, medium, dimensions, and original status of the work is included with purchase.
Additional Information
The figures in You Give Me Strength remain deliberately indistinct. Their obscurity allows them to represent the people who steady us, return us to ourselves, or simply remain when life becomes difficult.
The orange sun offers a small but persistent source of warmth. It does not erase what surrounds it. Instead, it becomes evidence that light can coexist with uncertainty, and that connection can survive even after a period of profound distance.
Collector Price
$550 with shipping included
The price includes the original artwork, professional mat and frame, signed certificate of authenticity, protective packing, handling, insurance, and standard ground delivery within the contiguous United States.
Shipping and Local Pickup
The listed price includes standard insured delivery from St. Louis to one address within the contiguous United States. Expedited transportation or unusual delivery requirements may require an additional charge arranged with the collector before shipment.
Complimentary local pickup is available in the St. Louis area by prior arrangement. Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and international destinations must be arranged and quoted separately.
Fine-Art Prints
Open-edition archival prints of You Give Me Strength may be offered separately. Prints are reproductions and do not include the original artwork’s frame or certificate of authenticity.
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