YES (You Complete the Picture) by Trey Speegle

When people tell me "no," it makes me more yes. This has always been so, just ask my parents, who will say absolutely yes, that's true, perhaps while shaking their heads at the memory of how uniquely strong-headed I was. I might've been a handful then (still am!) but, the incredible gratification that I feel because this whole thing is working has me more certain than ever that sticking with yes, even if everyone else might be saying no, is the way to go.

All this YESness has me particularly excited about today's edition, our third from talented, NY-based Texan Trey Speegle. His YES (You Complete the Picture) is a storied one, carved out against Paris, its Arc de Triomphe and shops brightly rendered in a splendid incarnation of his paint-by-numbers obsession. Offering resolute reassurance, YES (You Complete the Picture) would make a fine companion to the reliable comfort that Trey's early-days (and entirely sold out!) OK edition has provided to hundreds of our collectors.

I said YES—and also no and a few other things—just this past Saturday at the incredible and inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Festival, where there were rooms full of yes and the electric energy that goes along with it. Brimming over with entrepreneurs of all stripes as it was, its attendees were all too familiar with hearing no all the time, so my comment was met with fervent nods of agreement and sighing shoulders of relief.

Trey's no slouch when it comes to sharing the word of YES either. He does so in word and deed, philanthropically and artistically. He's deeply involved with The Trevor Project, an organization whose mission is to reassure gay youth that YES, It Gets Better, which is that much more impressive when you consider how busy his career keeps him. You can see the fruits of his artistic labors live and in person here in NYC, when his solo show—It's Not About You—opens at Benrimon Contemporary this very NEXT Thursday.

YES. I say it often, to myself and aloud. Mantras and memories do their part, but a visual cue surely can't hurt. So if you were to ask whether I'll be framing up a YES of my very own, the answer would be: yes yes a thousand times YES.