After The Storm is part of a series of 19 watercolour paintings I painted during a 19-day fast in March 2023, one painting a day. The practice deepened and enriched my experience of the fast by exploring the complementary processes of physical restraint and spiritual growth that can occur during a period of fasting. I restrained myself to 19 or less brushstrokes and a limited pallet per painting. With this physical restraint, I practiced the art of letting go, trusting the flow of pigment into water, and experienced a sense of bright exuberant peace with each morning practice that carried me through the rest of the day. It is a loose reflection of my surrounding environment.