Title: Braver Than Before

Size: 36 x 60 inches

Acrylic on Canvas

Price: $3600 (plus tax)

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THE STORY BEHIND THE ART

This piece feels like the aftermath of something you survived — not dramatic, not loud — just the quiet realization that you are standing differently now. The light stretches horizontally across the canvas, soft and steady, like a horizon that has witnessed storms and still remains. There is nothing sharp here. Nothing urgent. Just a calm that feels earned.

The textures move gently across the surface, layered like chapters. Each stroke suggests a past version of you — the uncertain one, the hopeful one, the one who hesitated. And yet, none of them disappear. They build this moment. The softness does not mean fragility; it means resilience without spectacle.

There is a strength in the restraint of this painting. It doesn’t demand attention. It doesn’t prove itself. It simply exists — open, steady, and quietly confident. The pale tones feel expansive, like sky after rain, when everything has been washed clean but still carries the memory of weather.

“Braver Than Before” isn’t about fearlessness. It’s about forward movement despite memory. It’s about choosing openness after disappointment. It’s about allowing the light back in, even when you know what darkness feels like.

When you sit with this piece, it feels like a deep breath settling into your chest. It reminds you that growth is rarely loud. It happens in the softest decisions — to stay, to try again, to trust once more. The horizontal lines hold you, steadying you, suggesting that courage doesn’t always look like a leap. Sometimes it looks like standing still and not shrinking.

This painting feels like a promise you made to yourself and kept.

• Only one that exists in the world

• Can be shipped to any door you want as long as you’re willing to pay for it

• It will make your other walls jealous