Journey

Journey

Oil and encaustic on Linen

16 3/4” X 19 3/4”

I am saddened by the unimaginable suffering and pain that was and once again, is inflicted on the Ukrainian people. 

We humans are pulled by forces that are both positive and negative.  To survive, uplift, thrive and step out from an oppressed situation, it must be the ultimate challenge to cultivate positive energies rather than fall into the negative modes, as is also the case with who inflicts pain or causes one to suffer.

The content of Journey is a call, to ‘take the bull by the horns,’ a search to overcome.  A black bull symbolizes aggression and fear.  The head and horn of a white bull dips into a space below to nudge on one who reaches onto the horn of the black bull. 

I am once again reminded of my responsibilities to self and to humanity to reach for growth.