Exhale

Acrylic and oil on canvas. 16x20 inches. UV filtered varnish for protection against discolouration. Prints also available. 

The painting depicts a woman with her head tilted upward, eyes gently shut, as if suspended in a moment of inward reflection or surrender. One hand rests over her chest, conveying a quiet emotional weight. Her posture feels both vulnerable and grounded. Behind her, the background churns with swirls of deep blue and warm brown, blending like sky and earth in motion, creating an atmosphere that feels simultaneously expansive and enclosing.

Across her figure, elements of the natural world appear in intimate contact with her body. A beetle clings, while a butterfly offers a lighter presence, its delicate form suggesting transformation and release. Flowers bloom along her skin, softening the composition, while a spider rests nearby, adding a subtle tension with its quiet, watchful stillness. These creatures do not read as threats but as symbols, woven into her presence as if she exists in communion with them. Together with the swirling background, they create a sense that the woman is both part of and dissolving into a larger, natural cycle where she can finally exhale.