Title: Germinate
Year: 2019
Size: 110x90 cm
Technique: Oil on canvas

Description: ”Germinate” is the first piece I had a vision of before starting to paint. Prior to creating this piece, I received a ‘quantum focusing’ session. This practice is designed to sharpen the senses to the subatomic functioning of the body. During the session, I felt as though I was just under the surface of a great body of water. It was as if my face was about to rise to the surface but had not quite made it yet. It was as though I was a seed that had been germinating under the earth and was ready to break through the surface. My inner growth was ready to come forward and be externally seen. This is what Germinate is about. My strongest memories of this focused time are the alignment of motion, the stillness of the water's surface, the color combinations, and the feeling of being ready to push through. It is a piece that came very naturally to me because I had already seen it.