In Plain Sight
"The truth? I’m a little afraid to reveal this latest mountain painting. Afraid in that naked and afraid kind of way. This piece feel different. It has me feeling exposed. In this first mountain painting in this new body of work, the familiar layers of blue have been stripped away. What remains is texture. That raw and bold exposed rock standing bare on thecanvas. No colour to hide behind. Just what’s there, in plain sight. Time has a way of doing the same to us. As it passes, layers fall away; both in ourselves and in our relationships. Over time, people reveal who they are, sometimes through words, sometimes through actions. Those moments can invite safety, allowing us to soften, to remove our own layers, and to be vulnerable in return. Other times, they remind us to protect ourselves, to rebuild walls, not out of bitterness, but out a need for boundaries and care for our own hearts. This work is a quiet nod to that truth. When the filters, the makeup & fancy clothes, the emotional armor are all removed. What remains is something wonderful and honest. Beauty on the surface can catch the eye, but the truest, most powerful version of who we are lives beneath it all. And there is something incredibly liberating, deeply human even, about being seen and accepted for who we are, without disguise. Like the mountains, we carry our marks, our strength, and our story in plain sight. And sometimes standing bare is not weakness at all, it’s courage."
Artist
Medium
Acrylic on Birch Board
Dimensions
20" h x 40" w
