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This piece is a depiction of the images that fill my mind in that time between sleep and wakefulness. As I head towards sleep I generally see all sorts of figures in my mind, and wish I could slow down the flow of images and focus on them. This painting began as a canvas on which I was painting a background. As I did so, I began to see hints of various figures, and began to bring them into the foreground. Thus this painting was born.

In 2008, Mary Begau Wykes made the decision to pursue her lifelong dream of being an artist. Though she had always had a yearning to paint, prior to that point she had not had the courage to pursue her dream. She had, however, always made a point of including creative pursuits in her life. Other creative activities have included singing, songwriting, playing piano and guitar, quilting, crochet, knitting, macrame and spinning her own yarn. Thinking that she had 'missed the boat' by not pursuing formal education in art, Mary held back on pursuing her dream of painting for many years. Prior to 2008, Mary had had one semester of high school art, and several months of an oil painting class in her late 20's, she continued to hold back until...