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Wild Magic Hums Behind Her Eyes
48" × 24"
Oil on Aluminum
2025
Part of the Oracles collection.
A young woman emerges from darkness, meeting the viewer with a gaze that is both calm and unwavering. A small bird rests lightly against her chest while a crescent moon hovers behind her head, creating an atmosphere that feels suspended between portraiture and myth. The composition is restrained and direct, relying on subtle symbolism rather than overt narrative. Together, the figure, bird, and moon create a sense of quiet power, suggesting an inner life that remains largely unseen yet deeply present.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways identity develops in conversation with the systems, expectations, and inherited narratives that shape us from an early age. Throughout the collection, recurring symbols such as birds, celestial forms, and archetypal figures are used to examine the relationship between external influence and authentic selfhood. Here, those themes are approached through the language of intuition, mystery, and inner knowing.
Wild Magic Hums Behind Her Eyes reflects on aspects of the self that resist categorization, control, or explanation. The bird becomes a symbol of an authentic inner voice, while the moon evokes cycles, intuition, and forms of knowledge that exist beyond rational certainty. The work considers the possibility that identity is not solely constructed through the systems that surround us, but also shaped by something older and more instinctive. Through symbolism and stillness, the painting honors the quiet force of intuition and the enduring presence of a self that cannot be entirely defined by the world around it.
Wild Magic Hums Behind Her Eyes
48" × 24"
Oil on Aluminum
2025
Part of the Oracles collection.
A young woman emerges from darkness, meeting the viewer with a gaze that is both calm and unwavering. A small bird rests lightly against her chest while a crescent moon hovers behind her head, creating an atmosphere that feels suspended between portraiture and myth. The composition is restrained and direct, relying on subtle symbolism rather than overt narrative. Together, the figure, bird, and moon create a sense of quiet power, suggesting an inner life that remains largely unseen yet deeply present.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways identity develops in conversation with the systems, expectations, and inherited narratives that shape us from an early age. Throughout the collection, recurring symbols such as birds, celestial forms, and archetypal figures are used to examine the relationship between external influence and authentic selfhood. Here, those themes are approached through the language of intuition, mystery, and inner knowing.
Wild Magic Hums Behind Her Eyes reflects on aspects of the self that resist categorization, control, or explanation. The bird becomes a symbol of an authentic inner voice, while the moon evokes cycles, intuition, and forms of knowledge that exist beyond rational certainty. The work considers the possibility that identity is not solely constructed through the systems that surround us, but also shaped by something older and more instinctive. Through symbolism and stillness, the painting honors the quiet force of intuition and the enduring presence of a self that cannot be entirely defined by the world around it.