Just a Little Longer

Acrylic on Canvas
30x30, 2026

A ripe lemon is gently held in place, not to preserve it indefinitely, but to delay what comes next. The gesture is temporary and imperfect, acknowledging care without control. Part of the Off Duty series, the work considers objects briefly freed from their purpose, honoring the tenderness of hesitation and the quiet human desire to pause before letting go.