Original Painting | Between the Old and New | Crossing: 3.4 | 160x160cm cm

Title: Between the Old and New

Paradox: Building strength by letting the old collapse

The Story

I painted this knowing the societal change is coming. Some stay in the old world. Some live on to build the new. I hope there are enough people to see — to understand the old is ending — and enough courage to join the new force. This work came through during a time when I could feel the collective shift happening, the old structures no longer holding, and the urgent need for those who can see to step forward and build what's next.

The Crossing

Crossing 3.4 Emergence via Strengthening — Forming the Strength. The foundation builds as everything familiar crumbles around it. Strength emerges not despite the collapse but through it, each dissolution clearing space for what can truly hold. The new structure rises from the rubble of what was never meant to last.

Presence

This artwork captures the precise moment when old systems dissolve and new structures emerge, painted during a time of global transition with stark visual contrast between decaying forms and rising light.

Specialised Pigments

High-grade acrylic paints with mineral pigments applied in layered impasto technique, creating dramatic textural contrasts between smooth flowing areas and heavily built-up surfaces that catch and reflect light differently across the composition.

Display Suggestions

Transitional spaces, boardrooms, study areas where difficult decisions are made