14x11x75
Acrylic paint
This powerful artwork captures the journey from darkness into light—a visual metaphor for the courage it takes to live authentically. The stark contrast between shadow and radiance, connected by those deliberate footsteps, represents the path we walk when we choose truth over silence.
For LGBTQ+ individuals, this journey often means confronting societal expectations, risking rejection, and finding the strength to say “this is who I am” in a world that hasn’t always made space for that truth. There is profound beauty in that emergence—in choosing to live openly rather than hidden, in sharing stories that have been suppressed, in walking boldly from the shadows into the warmth of self-acceptance.
But this resonates beyond any single community. Each of us carries truths that feel risky to reveal—parts of ourselves we’ve kept hidden out of fear, shame, or the weight of others’ expectations. Whether it’s our identity, our dreams, our struggles, or our authentic voice, we all know what it means to stand at that threshold between darkness and light, wondering if we have the courage to step forward. The bravery to live and share our true stories, whatever they may be, is a universal human challenge—and a universal human triumph.
When you buy something from an artist, you're buying more than a
painting.
You're buying hundreds of hours of trial and errors.
You're buying years of frustration
and moments of pure joy.
You're buying a piece of a heart, a piece of a soul....
A small piece of someone's life