Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

Shakti is a term used in Hinduism that describes the unseen force of nature moving through the cosmos. Shakti is power, strength, creativity and emotion and embodies the divine feminine, the goddess. This painting was inspired by a friend of mine who found me this leaf on his walk at Arthur's Seat in Victoria. I was captivated by the earth-like elements in the leaf, the vast watery tones and shapes, looking almost like Earth from above. To me it encompasses the oneness and connectedness of Mother Earth, from the microcosm to the macrocosm - her patterns, colours and shapes can be seen throughout all of nature and the cosmos.