MEGAN ASHMAN GALLERY
EXPERIENCE ART AS MAGIC
ORIGINAL MIXED-MEDIA ARTWORK
Disappearing Hours
Megan Ashman
750
PUBLISHED
SIZE
20x30
MEDIUM
Mixed media on canvas
COLLECTION
People & Portraits, Emotion & Themes, Spirit & Dreams, Abstract & Concepts
SUBCOLLECTION
Portraits, Women, Men, People, The Shadow Self, Mental Health, Textured & Found Objects
YEAR
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ABOUT THE WORK
Artwork Description
A woman's face appears twice—layered, ghosted, as though she is both present and absent.
She looks upward toward the top left, where a father and son fly joyfully through the air, caught in a moment of pure connection.
But she is not with them.
She is below, watching, fractured, her image doubled as though she exists in two states at once.
The surface is heavily textured in yellows, whites, and grays—clinical, bright, but also cold.
This is a painting about dissociation, about being physically present but psychologically elsewhere.
About missing the moments that matter most because the self has split, and only one part remains visible.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Materials & Process
mediums/materials: phosphorescent paints, found objects, paper, wax, photo collage, oxidative inks, distress paint and inks, acrylic pouring, digitally altered images, acrylic paint, watercolor, spray paint, walnut ink, staining mediums, tissue paper, mica powders, glitter, heavy gel medium, gesso, pebeo prism and fantasy paints, ceramic paint, stained glass paint, alcohol inks, iridescent inks, distress crayons, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, string, beads, jewelry, gems, chains, buttons, foils, newspaper, vinyl, plastic, walnut inks, india ink, colorshift paints and more!
THE ARTIST'S VOICE
Interpretation / Story
This painting is about missing your own life. The doubled woman represents the experience of dissociation—being there and not being there, seeing but not feeling, present in body but absent in mind. The father and son are joyful, airborne, connected—everything she wants to be part of but cannot reach. The heavy texture and bright, cold palette reinforce the sense of distance, the clinical detachment that comes with dissociative states. This is a portrait of loss that happens in real-time, the tragedy of watching your own life from the outside.
She watched them fly, and knew she was below, and could not call out, and they did not know.
WHAT LIVES INSIDE
Hidden Images & Symbolic Elements
Doubled woman: Dissociation, DID, the self split between presence and absence. Father and son flying: Joy, connection, the moment being missed. Woman looking up: Longing, awareness of what she is losing. Yellow and white palette: Clinical brightness, the sterile quality of dissociative states.
BEFORE YOU COLLECT
Framing & Shipping Notes
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK
This is the one-of-a-kind original, hand-created by Megan Ashman. No prints or reproductions are sold as originals.
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SHIPS CAREFULLY PACKAGED
Each work is packed with archival materials and shipped with care. Insurance and tracking are included with every order.
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FRAMING
This work ships unframed. Framing advice is available on request — we can suggest dimensions that suit the piece and your display context.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING
Collectors are warmly encouraged to contact the studio before purchasing. We welcome all questions about scale, display, and condition.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR SUPPORT
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Request additional images, ask about scale and display, or schedule a private studio visit.