With this painting, I begin to express the psychological-spiritual space of a personal life transition.

The image for this piece appeared to me in a waking dream and so it's composed entirely of symbols from the language of my subconscious.

To me, the disembodied figure represents pure consciousness and a detachment from an established identity. The frame is a symbol for mind and the image within the frame gives a sense of loss. The tree has lost a major limb, an abandoned pattern of thinking, ego dissolution. But the tree is reaching up to the cloud in the sky, a reassuring symbol of acceptance.

The hanger and robe represent a detachment from the flesh and all matter that holds us in place.

The left side of the painting presents a curtain as a symbol for realization. It has been or is being pulled back to reveal the main subjects of the painting like an "ah-hah" moment.

You might notice that my choices in lighting include two light sources, one warm source from the right, lighting up the wall, frame, and robe; and a and a cooler light source lighting up the cloud and tree within the frame.