Expecting
Expecting. 2021.
Oil on canvas.
Original: One-of-a-kind artwork
Size: 41 x 66 cm x 3cm
Ready to hang. Unframed. Painting wraps around canvas edges for presentation.
About the work:
Expecting is about braving life’s challenges and surrender to major change.
In this painting a pregnant woman gazes up at a cloud filled sky, her hand outstretched, expecting child and anticipating the impending storm. The pattern of upside down and right side up clouds and the absence of a clear horizon suggests that this figure is in a surreal limbo between worlds and times. Her striking features and halo convey a sense of dignity and strength whilst her kneeling position conveys brave surrender to the present moment and upcoming change.
Expecting is based on a stream of consciousness drawing the artist created whilst her two sisters were both pregnant and channels both the excitement and anxiety towards the unknown and new significant chapters.