From the Artist: The year 2020 changed a lot of things. Friends and relatives lost loved ones to COVID. Kids studied remotely without physical interaction with their friends. We were unable to travel and be with family. For me, I could be with my aged parents. These were just a few of the things that made it a stressful year. Understanding the need for measures to keep everyone safe and healthy, it has been almost a year of waiting patiently for things to get better. As an artist, I have found myself creating more art to not feel disheartened. I have wondered, ‘what if we can have a fresh start, clean the slate once this virus is not a threat anymore to our normal life?’ ‘What would we change about the way we live?’ ‘Is it possible to have a new beginning?’ ‘Like a baby born without any preconceived ideas?’ With this in mind, I painted an abstract acrylic piece titled Tabula Rasa. The abstract form is representational of a non conformed structure. It almost has the feel of the past lingering around, the aftermath of a disaster that brought so much destruction. But life is not gone. New life is about to spring out from the embers.