Fine Art and Illustrations 1996-2009 > Fine Art, 2004-2009 > The Longest Night, 2008, graphite pencil

This piece, measuring 6x8 inches, took Trosino a full nine months to complete.  When asked for the reason for taking so long on a small piece, she replied, "It was, by far, the most challenging piece of my career because my life was in such a state of flux.  I had been uprooted from everything I believed and known, and was no longer the person I had been up to that point.  Therefore, a rebirth was in order, and just like the normal gestation period for an infant, it had taken me nine months to become the person I was meant to be for my next stage in life.  This drawing acted as a tool for a meditation and process that would eventually lead me to a new and enlightened way of being.  Once there, a new artistic endeavor and path would emerge..."