#15 – Vulnérable
June 2015
Acrylic on canvas (1m x 1m)

This is one of my more emotional paintings – probably the first time where I let so much of my inner darkness reveal itself on the canvas.

The upper and lower right corners carry grief, loss and fear. The structure of the painting almost feels like scars or wrinkles in places, their intensity enhanced by the contrasts in colour of the subsequent layers. Is a storm threatening? Or has it just passed? Like the feelings that overwhelm us until we let our tears flow.

And then, despite all that darkness, there is a blazing, glorious sun, defying that darkness and sending ripples of light to our emotional landscape.

I’ve lost myself many times in the sunsets of my beloved Atlantic Ocean. A deep meditation in the present moment, knowing that after a dramatic and blinding sunset, darkness will return, cherishing each second of changing light. Tears of gratitude. Pure beauty.

Where does the sky meet the sea on the horizon? Where do dark clouds merge into the clear night sky? No answer, the questions also pass as they come, not dwelling on my mind.

Only the unbelievable colour mix of one single sunset, with its light bouncing off on thin clouds, dressing up the sky in eccentric evening wear.

Oblivious to the passing of time.

And so vulnerable.

*** Painting sold to a private collector in the USA ***