The Present (Ongoing) depicts a collection of paintings from critical, life-changing moments, such as marriage, moving, and adopting a pet. These moments represent the transition between childhood and becoming my own independent person by depicting moments within the recent past. Out of the three series, these paintings have the darkest aesthetic, but in doing so, enhances the figures and their movements. This movement is meant to represent care-free joy and separation from isolation, but also creates a more realistic outtake on life.