Baptized

"The water didn't wash me clean, it set me on fire."
- Nat Berhe

A figure stands cruciform at the center of a deep cerulean field, arms outstretched and face lifted skyward, crowned by an eruption of incandescent yellow that bleeds downward in rivers of light across the blue. Flanked by dark, wing-like abstracted forms, the figure appears both submerged and ascending, caught in the moment of transformation. This 36" x 48" work carries the weight of spiritual reckoning: the violence of becoming new.

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 36" x 48"