Moonlight Belongs to Dreamers: Love Letters to Eureka, #6 The Long Climb, Matted 11x14 Flat Print

#6 - The Long Climb

A Love Letter to the Ones Who Walk Anyway

The snow had just fallen when I captured this.

A quiet night. No footprints. No sound. Just the moon—frozen above—and the stairs glowing back in rainbow silence.

This is the queer path.

Uphill. Lonely. Lit by colors of the stairs that were be covered up in the snow.
But someone cleared the snow. Carefully. Artfully. Leaving a path and a very clear signal for others. You’re not the first to walk this path and you are not alone.

The moon feels like a frozen lantern. Crystallized light, holding on for the next weary traveler who needs help finding their footing. The buildings lean in like old friends who’ve forgotten how to speak but still want you to stay.

There’s sadness here. Deep sadness. But it’s not hopeless.

It’s longing. It’s the ache of knowing where home is and not quite being there yet.
And still—you walk.

This image is for anyone who has ever taken the long way up, without applause or promise.

The climb matters. The colors matter. You matter.

Moonlight Belongs to Dreamers: Love Letters to Eureka

This piece began as a real photo—taken during a moonlit walk through Eureka Springs. I refine the image in Photoshop, then collaborate with a drawing tool to translate its emotion into an oil painting style. The result is a visual poem—rooted in place, rich with feeling. Every print is finished by hand and paired with its story.
This is art as invocation—an invitation to remember the magic that is all around us.