Auroral Veil

An original mixed media artwork, rich with surreal symbolism and tactile intrigue. Each layer is meticulously built upon a heavy-duty stretched canvas using a myriad of materials, inviting the viewer into a world of texture and depth. Created with professional archival paints and sealed for protection, this piece is designed to endure. The included collage elements are printed with archival inks on fine art papers, ensuring the vibrancy lasts for generations.

10x20

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!

Auroral: Derived from “aurora,” it evokes the natural phenomenon of glowing, shifting light in the sky, suggesting energy, radiance, and ephemeral beauty. In your painting, this directly ties to the glowing orange sphere with yellow splashes, as well as the ethereal shimmer created by layered textures, blue glitter, and translucent collage. It also suggests the life force and radiant potential of pregnancy, the central theme of the piece. Veil: This word evokes layers, concealment, and mystery — perfectly reflecting how the woman in blue and the double images are partially hidden behind collage, shadows, and textures. It hints at the boundary between visible and unseen, present and past, inner and outer selves, and adds a sense of delicate, mystical separation. Combined Meaning: Together, Auroral Veil captures the idea of luminous potential shrouded in mystery, a glow emerging through layers, both physically in the materials and symbolically in the spiritual and emotional life of the figure. It evokes transcendence, anticipation, and the subtle interplay of light and shadow — aligning beautifully with your poetic, conceptual style.

This piece reflects themes of pregnancy, transformation, duality of self, and luminous potential. The pregnant woman and her doubled image suggest simultaneous presence in past, present, and future, exploring identity, memory, and expectation. The glowing orange sphere and yellow highlights symbolize life force, energy, and the radiant possibility of the child to come. Textured layers, ink drips, and glitter blur the boundary between material and ethereal, the seen and unseen. The stairs and hidden figures evoke transition and movement through life’s stages. On a deeply personal level, Auroral Veil resonates with the artist’s own experience of pregnancy — the synchronicity of the painting’s title with the potential name of the babyt she is currently pregnant with, Aurora, and the kimono she wore while creating and referencing the imagery. The work becomes both a meditation on gestation and a celebration of new life, where layers of art and reality intertwine, reflecting hope, anticipation, and the luminous mystery of creation itself.