The Long Kiss Good Morning
The Long Kiss Good Morning (2020)
18¼x24¼ Pastel on Pastel Paper
Original is Available
There are those perfect mornings when you simply do not want him to leave, and he is finding every reason to stick around.
In The Long Kiss Good Morning, I wanted to capture that heavy, intimate reluctance before the day pulls you apart. It is a moment packed with heat and tenderness, pinned against the wall where a simple goodbye breakfast quickly turns into tasting something much more delicious.
Lately, I have been working on minimalist Black and White pieces to shake up my creativity, but stepping back into a full color narrative like this allows me to build a complete emotional story. The challenge was balancing the industrial details of the loft, like the brick wall and retro blue fridge, with the intense softness of the embrace. I used rich pastels to contrast the crisp fabric of the clothing against smooth, warm skin, making the background feel like a real, lived-in space where time has completely stopped.
