Threshold

• Oil painting on canvas
• Image size 16×20
• Certificate of Authenticity

She kneels in stillness—nude, bowed, both hands resting on a turquoise suitcase that holds more than objects: it holds the weight of a former self.

I kneel beside what I’ve carried for too long.
My hands rest on the suitcase—not to take it with me, but to bless it goodbye.
My head bows. Not in defeat, but in release.

There’s a light coming through the door. Just a sliver.
But it’s enough.
Enough to see a new way forward.
Enough to step through, unburdened.

This is my quiet rebirth.
No fire. No storm.
Just a breath.
Just letting go.

“Threshold” is a meditation on sacred release. A quiet rebirth. The kind that happens not in fire, but in silence. Not in escape, but in surrender.

Painted in traditional oil on canvas, this work invites the viewer to witness a deeply human moment—one we all face, sooner or later: the art of moving forward, soul first.