Cheryl Eggleston | Shouting at the Dark

Painting is gallery wrapped with coordinating patterns painted on all sides

My late husband's birthday was February 14th. After he died, I dreaded Valentine's Day. But over the years I have come to learn what everyone knows - but may not have experienced on a personal level. And that is this: Life Is Not Fair. So, I dedicate this painting to the people who do not celebrate Valentine's Day because of a death, divorce, disappointment, injustice, or any other reason they may choose not to celebrate. I remember with compassion what it is like to be alone and angry at life's circumstances on Valentine's evening, because I once stood hurt and alone on a Valentine's evening with my fist raised - Shouting at the Dark.