The Alchemist - original art
“She has been in an internal process, like the kind of metamorphosis a caterpillar must endure to become a butterfly. She doesn’t know that this hardship is a necessary part of the journey. A gooey, sticky, confusing cocoon phase that had her looking at parts of herself she had long forgotten or hidden from the world. At times, she even went to war against these pieces. After so much heartache, she surrendered and finally forgave herself for just trying to survive and be loved all along. She chose to turn that heaviness into gold and infuse that color in her aura like a crown on her head. Her struggles made her stronger, her beauty now fully unfurled. She allows her wings to expand wide and take her to greater heights than her mind could imagine. Her heart now sings songs of JOY in all the places pain once resided. She is The Alchemist.”
This piece was painted over the last half of 2024, originally just a teal background with free-flying blue butterfly during Summertime and then the gold woman and gold shimmering background was painted during the last few winter days of the year. She is an acrylic on canvas and measures 40”h x 30”l x 0.75w.
“She has been in an internal process, like the kind of metamorphosis a caterpillar must endure to become a butterfly. She doesn’t know that this hardship is a necessary part of the journey. A gooey, sticky, confusing cocoon phase that had her looking at parts of herself she had long forgotten or hidden from the world. At times, she even went to war against these pieces. After so much heartache, she surrendered and finally forgave herself for just trying to survive and be loved all along. She chose to turn that heaviness into gold and infuse that color in her aura like a crown on her head. Her struggles made her stronger, her beauty now fully unfurled. She allows her wings to expand wide and take her to greater heights than her mind could imagine. Her heart now sings songs of JOY in all the places pain once resided. She is The Alchemist.”
This piece was painted over the last half of 2024, originally just a teal background with free-flying blue butterfly during Summertime and then the gold woman and gold shimmering background was painted during the last few winter days of the year. She is an acrylic on canvas and measures 40”h x 30”l x 0.75w.
“She has been in an internal process, like the kind of metamorphosis a caterpillar must endure to become a butterfly. She doesn’t know that this hardship is a necessary part of the journey. A gooey, sticky, confusing cocoon phase that had her looking at parts of herself she had long forgotten or hidden from the world. At times, she even went to war against these pieces. After so much heartache, she surrendered and finally forgave herself for just trying to survive and be loved all along. She chose to turn that heaviness into gold and infuse that color in her aura like a crown on her head. Her struggles made her stronger, her beauty now fully unfurled. She allows her wings to expand wide and take her to greater heights than her mind could imagine. Her heart now sings songs of JOY in all the places pain once resided. She is The Alchemist.”
This piece was painted over the last half of 2024, originally just a teal background with free-flying blue butterfly during Summertime and then the gold woman and gold shimmering background was painted during the last few winter days of the year. She is an acrylic on canvas and measures 40”h x 30”l x 0.75w.