We’ve got forever, as sung by Michael Jackson at the tender age of 15, takes on a humorous twist in Wittenberg's perspective. "When you’re young, you think you’ve got forever, and it feels like everything takes forever… and learning to paint also takes forever.” This sentiment resonates deeply with the essence of her exhibited works. Through glowing and intuitively quick brushstrokes, Wittenberg captures natural scenes and tufts of flowers – ephemeral yet immortalised in her works.

We’ve got forever unfolds at night, when the light dims and the sky adopts hues of pink and purple. The landscapes, such as 7 PM, Broken Moon 2, and Big Deep, convey the intensity of an expanse of water bordered by forests and cliffs. Wittenberg's works expertly navigate the transition from foreground to distant vistas, capturing the specificity of a moment that feels suspended in time, ready to change at any second.

As night gives way today, Wittenberg’s floral compositions offer a glimpse of the intensely electric color of a flower in daylight. She describes these works as “a group of interlocking forms that overlay to create a massing of stems, flowers and leaves - in that way, I see it as a Baroque image, as the ‘parts’ of the painting fit together and spiral upwards.”

A couple of years ago, Wittenberg stumbled upon Himalayan Balsam growing in a Maine field, alongside Queen Anne’s Lace and Gloriosa Daisies. This encounter inspired a series of quick pastel sketches exploring the language of colour found in their blooms reaching towards the sun. Reflecting on this experience, Wittenberg says, “Wildflowers like Himalayan Balsam grow on the side of the road, they seem to portray the feeling of our time, a flower that grows without tending and returns year after year despite our best efforts to contain them or weed them out.”

In We’ve got forever, we contemplate the enigmatic essence of eternity - a theme woven with Michael Jackson’s teenage voice and Wittenberg's transient brushstrokes. When discussing her anticipation for her inaugural exhibition in Italy, Wittenberg expresses her admiration for the Venetian masterpieces of the 15th and 16th centuries. She acknowledges, “the power and space in Venetian painting has dominated my vision and helped me to realize what a painting can do.” Wittenberg captures the fleeting beauty of nature, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the timeless allure of the present moment - a moment suspended in the here and now, extending perhaps into forever.