Beneath

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Original oil painting on stretched canvas • Ready to hang

51 x 76 cm / 30 x 20 inches

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Painting myself as a sea creature is a return to my younger self – a girl who would channel her inner anguish into darkly-beautiful scenes of strange hybrid-like creatures. This work was created after the most recent of a series of life-changing events, including the passing of my father. 

This is one of several recent works exploring both my inner and outer worlds – my concern for the greater human collective through emotions and symbols rooted in my own childhood. Water is symbolic of deep emotion, and even according to my astrological sign of Pisces, I can have a tendency to feel as though I am thriving and drowning in it all at once. 

In this piece we see a part-human creature of the sea rising from the dark depths of the water, gasping at the surface for a breath of air. The cool blue tones beneath the surface shimmer in stark contrast to the bright, warm light of the world above. Unsure of where she belongs, she resides somewhere between the two worlds. A living contradiction – the creature exists in a place in which she cannot fully survive.