Push Painting

A lot of the paintings I make are described as calming. Often, I consider the fleetingness of time when I make work; my pieces display an fleeting millisecond, the ripples and distortions unique to that specific moment that once passed can never be returned to. There is, I believe, something soothing in this, a inevitable empherality of all things, the impossibility of holding on to what has passed, the need to let go. Whilst working on this piece however, I was thinking about resilience. My model, beneath the twists of the water, is a young oncology nurse, a career that demands incredible mental fortitude, grit and compassion, and watching the effort required from her is a huge inspiration to me. The past year has demanded resilience from all of us. So whilst I spent my hundred hours capturing the intricacies of reflected light on this submerged body, with its hand forcing the water out and upwards as it strives to return to the surface, I was thinking about how, whilst we must sometimes accept and let go, sometimes we must work hard, hold on, and push.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.4 W x 39.4 H x 0 D in

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