The painting entitled, Beyond The Lights, captures the moment when one attains a goal and feels gratitude by seeing "beyond the lights" of accomplishment toward one's audience, supporters, and cheerleaders. Using an opera house as a metaphor, this painting situates the viewer on stage looking into the audience. Each member of the audience exists "beyond the lights" as a reminder of the tremendous power of collective human compassion, encouragement, and celebration.

Beyond the Lights is part of the Living Constructs collection, where each painting depicts architecture as an allegory of lessons for life. These oil on paper paintings use form, materiality, and light to celebrate life's pivotal moments of awakening as conveyed through architectural construct. Thus, architecture becomes more than a place to live. Through each artwork, architecture becomes a vehicle for thriving.