Happiness

In this painting I captured that pure, anticipatory joy that children embody so naturally. This portrait shows a young girl in a white dress, her hands clasped together in excitement, caught in that magical moment just before something wonderful happens. I used pastel technique to achieve gentle transitions between light and shadow, keeping the overall feeling soft and dreamlike. The white accents in her hair and dress seem to glow against this warm background, suggesting something almost angelic about this moment of pure anticipation.

I captured that fleeting instant of pure expectation – you can see it in her bright eyes and genuine smile, in the way her hands are clasped together in anticipation. There’s an innocence and authenticity to her expression that speaks to those precious moments in childhood when joy is completely uninhibited. It’s about the beauty of anticipation itself, perhaps even sweeter than the moment of receiving.