Evanescence, 30x40 inches, acrylic on canvas
Evanescence means: a gradual disappearance or fading away. Interestingly, the adjective evanescent comes from latin with the e meaning out, and vanescere - meaning vanish, from vanus meaning empty or insubstantial which is also the root of the word vain!
So cool. Evanescent is related to vanish is related to vain. This painting has nothing to do with vanity, but rather with the fading away as in a memory of an experience. I had no idea that vain meant empty, but now the word has such a deeper meaning than “having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth” - it literally comes from the word for empty.
For reference I use the Chambers Dictionary of Etymology which is far more comprehensive than anything I can find online - in case you wanted to know.