Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed certificate of authenticity.

This artwork has been inspired by my beautiful friend, and for all others struggling with their mental health this year as a result of lockdown. Please read the below, as the poem goes hand in hand with this artwork (such as lyrics to a melody).

TRANSENDENCE

Crying silently she waits, hiding behind the locked bathroom door. A continuous feeling of emptiness surrounds her. The air is filled with such a debilitating heaviness that it is incredibly hard to breathe. Her limbs heavy with the pressure of expectation, The utter futility of it all. Outwardly she dances, she laughs and she plays,  bravely smiling and carrying on a level of normalcy for her littlest love. All whilst the four walls twist and turn to shadowy monsters.  Reflections of inner demons, previously hidden by the days bright light, now free to reign. They distort and turn boundaries of conformity into impenetrable towering barb wire fences. She is forever changed,  and will never be the same. Yet amongst this murky gloom,  she is beautiful and light filled. She has faced inner turmoil and her darkest night.  She is wiser and stronger. If only she knew how the brightness of her heart can light these murky waters,  transforming them into Emerald sparkling pools of clarity. Who she was before is forever gone. Every flower now more beautiful, every sun filled day is a gift, every grain of sand a precious gem. Transcending her world into a rainbow filled place of joy.  We will dance together once more.