March 5, 2025 - [caption id="attachment_79578" align="aligncenter" width="768"] The Passion Awakens (detail of face)  The Full figure painting is 48" x 48” x 2 1/8" mixed media on three assembled cradled panels  © Lisa L. Cyr, Cyr Studio LLC[/caption] Have you ever spent time in a museum just gazing at a portrait or studying the connection between the characters in a narrative painting, feeling completely captivated? I know I have. The depth of emotions that are conveyed, the subtle nuances of light and shadow that capture just the right the mood or the sheer imaginative quality of the image has the ability to move people, making them feel something: even something profound. The ability to share a life through art, writing, theatre, film and the like is an essential part of the human experience. It is what makes us…