This painting was commissioned by our good friend, Chris Collins of Steadfast Brand.  Both Chris and his company are active participants in the tattoo convention circuit.  They make and sell awesome t-shirts, hats, belt buckles, and accessories.  For this painting, I was asked to combine my penchant for old timey/ victorian imagery with the phrase "Remain Steadfast forever".  So after a little brainstorming session with Chris, we settled on the idea of a poetic goodbye letter combined with a few other elements to let the viewer fill in the story on their own.