Waiting For

This painting confronts the viewer with an unblinking gaze—intimate, unsettling, and impossible to ignore. The single eye dominates the face, becoming a symbol of awareness, vulnerability, and emotional exposure. It watches and is watched at the same time, suspended between strength and fragility. Dark, smudged shadows around the eye suggest exhaustion, memory, and the weight of lived experience.

Thin streams of red descend from the eye like wounded tears, blurring the line between pain and truth. They are not dramatic gestures but quiet confessions—evidence that seeing deeply often comes at a cost. The stark white of the face amplifies this vulnerability, while the surrounding red frame pulses with intensity, passion, and emotional urgency.

The lips, painted in bold red, remain closed—sensual yet restrained—suggesting words held back, emotions swallowed, or silence chosen as survival. To the side, a raised hand delicately holds a small red heart, a gesture that feels both tender and dangerous. The heart appears offered, protected, or perhaps on the verge of being taken away.

This work speaks of love and pain as inseparable forces. It reflects the courage it takes to feel, to see clearly, and to offer one’s heart despite the risk. The painting does not seek comfort; it demands honesty. It is a portrait of emotional exposure—raw, symbolic, and unapologetically human.