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She Chose Her Name Each Morning
24" × 18"
Oil on Wood
2025
Private Collection
A young woman gazes beyond the edge of the composition while a luminous red apple hovers above her head. Framed by weathered vertical forms that suggest a threshold or passageway, the figure occupies a space between contemplation and decision. The simplicity of the composition draws attention to the relationship between the portrait and its symbolic counterpart, allowing the apple to function as more than an object. Together, the elements create an image concerned with choice, identity, and the stories through which we come to understand ourselves.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways identity is shaped by inherited narratives, systems of meaning, and the choices made within those structures. Throughout the collection, symbolic objects accompany the figures as manifestations of psychological, cultural, and archetypal forces. Here, the apple evokes a long lineage of associations, including knowledge, temptation, self-awareness, transformation, and personal agency. Rather than illustrating a specific story, the painting invites viewers to consider how identity emerges through an ongoing process of interpretation and self-definition.
She Chose Her Name Each Morning reflects on the possibility that identity is not a fixed condition but a continual act of becoming. The title suggests an individual who actively participates in shaping herself rather than simply inheriting a predetermined role. The apple becomes a symbol of conscious choice and self-knowledge, while the figure's outward gaze conveys a sense of intention and possibility. Through stillness and symbolism, the work considers the courage required to define oneself repeatedly in a world eager to provide ready-made answers.
She Chose Her Name Each Morning
24" × 18"
Oil on Wood
2025
Private Collection
A young woman gazes beyond the edge of the composition while a luminous red apple hovers above her head. Framed by weathered vertical forms that suggest a threshold or passageway, the figure occupies a space between contemplation and decision. The simplicity of the composition draws attention to the relationship between the portrait and its symbolic counterpart, allowing the apple to function as more than an object. Together, the elements create an image concerned with choice, identity, and the stories through which we come to understand ourselves.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways identity is shaped by inherited narratives, systems of meaning, and the choices made within those structures. Throughout the collection, symbolic objects accompany the figures as manifestations of psychological, cultural, and archetypal forces. Here, the apple evokes a long lineage of associations, including knowledge, temptation, self-awareness, transformation, and personal agency. Rather than illustrating a specific story, the painting invites viewers to consider how identity emerges through an ongoing process of interpretation and self-definition.
She Chose Her Name Each Morning reflects on the possibility that identity is not a fixed condition but a continual act of becoming. The title suggests an individual who actively participates in shaping herself rather than simply inheriting a predetermined role. The apple becomes a symbol of conscious choice and self-knowledge, while the figure's outward gaze conveys a sense of intention and possibility. Through stillness and symbolism, the work considers the courage required to define oneself repeatedly in a world eager to provide ready-made answers.