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Infinity
16" × 12"
Oil on Aluminum
2025
Private Collection
A small crested bird balances delicately upon an outstretched hand, both emerging from a field of darkness. The composition is stripped to its essentials, directing attention toward the fragile point of contact between human and animal. The bird appears alert yet calm, poised between stillness and flight. The hand beneath it offers support without possession, creating an image that feels less like an act of control than an encounter built upon trust.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways connection shapes identity and meaning. Throughout the collection, birds frequently appear as symbols of authenticity, intuition, and the aspects of the self that resist containment. Here, the relationship between the hand and the bird becomes central. Rather than depicting ownership or dominance, the work emphasizes reciprocity, suggesting that meaningful connection requires both vulnerability and freedom. The dark surrounding space removes all distractions, allowing the symbolic relationship to exist on its own terms.
Infinity reflects on the paradox that some of life's most enduring experiences cannot be held tightly. Trust, love, belonging, and understanding remain meaningful precisely because they must be continually chosen rather than possessed. The bird becomes a symbol of what remains free even when it chooses to stay, while the hand represents the willingness to offer care without certainty of permanence. Through restraint and simplicity, the painting considers how connection may become infinite not through permanence, but through repeated acts of presence, trust, and openness.
Infinity
16" × 12"
Oil on Aluminum
2025
Private Collection
A small crested bird balances delicately upon an outstretched hand, both emerging from a field of darkness. The composition is stripped to its essentials, directing attention toward the fragile point of contact between human and animal. The bird appears alert yet calm, poised between stillness and flight. The hand beneath it offers support without possession, creating an image that feels less like an act of control than an encounter built upon trust.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways connection shapes identity and meaning. Throughout the collection, birds frequently appear as symbols of authenticity, intuition, and the aspects of the self that resist containment. Here, the relationship between the hand and the bird becomes central. Rather than depicting ownership or dominance, the work emphasizes reciprocity, suggesting that meaningful connection requires both vulnerability and freedom. The dark surrounding space removes all distractions, allowing the symbolic relationship to exist on its own terms.
Infinity reflects on the paradox that some of life's most enduring experiences cannot be held tightly. Trust, love, belonging, and understanding remain meaningful precisely because they must be continually chosen rather than possessed. The bird becomes a symbol of what remains free even when it chooses to stay, while the hand represents the willingness to offer care without certainty of permanence. Through restraint and simplicity, the painting considers how connection may become infinite not through permanence, but through repeated acts of presence, trust, and openness.