This is a gift for my dear friend David, who is a warrior in the best possible way.  I have been wanting to do a painting for him for many years, but couldn’t think if what I wanted to paint until I ran across this quote (I apologize, but I have no idea who said it) I had saved from many years ago:

Fate whispers

to the warrior

“You cannot withstand the storm”

and the warrior

whispers back

“I am the storm.”

The image was inspired by a photograph by New Orleans news anchor and photographer extraordinaire, John Snell, with his permission.