ABOUT
You Give Me Strength is a mixed-media work on archival paper featuring four obscure, almost spectral figures anchored by the loose sketch of an orange sun. Created in the midst of an emotional reunion with my husband after a long and difficult period apart, the piece holds the quiet intensity of that moment — the relief, the vulnerability, the truth of being seen again. It stands as a reminder of the forces that keep us moving forward, even when life feels overwhelming: love, connection, and the fragile threads of hope that pull us back to ourselves.
artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
created: 2020
series:
subject: abstract
styles: abstract
mediums: pastel, acrylic, archival paper
DETAILS
artwork: mixed media on canvas
original: one-of-a-kind artwork
size: 8 w x 10 h x .5 d in
frame: 16 w x 20 h x 2 d in
ABOUT
You Give Me Strength is a mixed-media work on archival paper featuring four obscure, almost spectral figures anchored by the loose sketch of an orange sun. Created in the midst of an emotional reunion with my husband after a long and difficult period apart, the piece holds the quiet intensity of that moment — the relief, the vulnerability, the truth of being seen again. It stands as a reminder of the forces that keep us moving forward, even when life feels overwhelming: love, connection, and the fragile threads of hope that pull us back to ourselves.
artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
created: 2020
series:
subject: abstract
styles: abstract
mediums: pastel, acrylic, archival paper
DETAILS
artwork: mixed media on canvas
original: one-of-a-kind artwork
size: 8 w x 10 h x .5 d in
frame: 16 w x 20 h x 2 d in
