- Year
- 2023
- Medium
- Acrylic on Canvas
- Size
- 28 × 36 in · 71 × 91 cm
She stoops in quiet devotion, her mind turned within to deeper truths. In this private moment of contemplation is housed the third piece of a soul's unveiled revelation.
Titled "There is nothing wrong with the real me," this latest work builds on a meditation of self-discovery. What it depicts outwardly is only a fragment of its true meaning. For while transient flaws or weaknesses may from time to time mar our being, the essential spirit remains pristine. We are not defined by surface failings but by the immutable light that shines at our core. It is a light that needs only be fanned to overwhelm any fleeting shadows, a light that time and experience serve only to illuminate more brightly.
This figure, lost in some interior landscape, symbolizes the journey within - a journey on which we uncover layer by layer our own innate goodness. It is a reminder that we must be gentle with ourselves and each other, forgiving of imperfect stages along life's winding path. For beneath perceived faults beats a heart of gold, and within each soul lives an intrinsic perfection awaiting its full revelation. It is my hope that in viewing this piece, viewers will find solace in knowing that however far we have yet to grow, the real us is and always will be completely worthy.
