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The sun lowers behind the trees, its final rays glimmering through branches and trunks. Greens and browns soften as golden light settles across the landscape, marking the quiet close of day. There is beauty here—but also a subtle heaviness, a shift that is felt more than seen.
“Sundowning” is often associated with the emotional and cognitive decline experienced by those living with Alzheimer’s as evening approaches. It is also a lesser-known experience in postpartum recovery—one the artist encountered after giving birth. As the light faded each day, so did a sense of steadiness. What followed was a weight that felt confusing, isolating, and frightening. It was not until a physician gently reframed the experience as part of the body’s healing that a new understanding emerged: it was okay to not be okay. The darkness was not permanent. The light would return.
“It’s OK,” written by Nightbirde during her battle with cancer, echoes this truth. Her life became a testimony of faith, resilience, and hope in the face of suffering.
“It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay
If you’re lost
We’re all a little lost and it’s alright”
Even here, at the edge of fading light, grace remains.
20×10 Resin on Canvas
SOLD
Click on the link below to listen to the song and reflect on the painting.
Music: “Its OK” by Nightbirde
The sun lowers behind the trees, its final rays glimmering through branches and trunks. Greens and browns soften as golden light settles across the landscape, marking the quiet close of day. There is beauty here—but also a subtle heaviness, a shift that is felt more than seen.
“Sundowning” is often associated with the emotional and cognitive decline experienced by those living with Alzheimer’s as evening approaches. It is also a lesser-known experience in postpartum recovery—one the artist encountered after giving birth. As the light faded each day, so did a sense of steadiness. What followed was a weight that felt confusing, isolating, and frightening. It was not until a physician gently reframed the experience as part of the body’s healing that a new understanding emerged: it was okay to not be okay. The darkness was not permanent. The light would return.
“It’s OK,” written by Nightbirde during her battle with cancer, echoes this truth. Her life became a testimony of faith, resilience, and hope in the face of suffering.
“It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay
If you’re lost
We’re all a little lost and it’s alright”
Even here, at the edge of fading light, grace remains.
20×10 Resin on Canvas
SOLD
Click on the link below to listen to the song and reflect on the painting.
Music: “Its OK” by Nightbirde