Raison D’Étre Volume 1

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

In this evocative piece of art, a woman emerges from a light abstract backdrop, her face partially obscured by a swirling nebula that seems to pulse with cosmic light. The nebula, rendered in luminous blues, yellows, greens and browns, blurs the boundary between the earthly and the celestial. Her visible features are alive with wonder as though she bears witness to the infinite. 

Woven into the foreground are dark red flowers, their petals rich and velvety. These flowers ground the composition in something more tactile and earthly, contrasting the airy vastness of the nebula. Together, the cosmic and floral elements form a visual metaphor for the dual nature of existence: the inner universe we carry, and the fragile beauty that roots us to the world.