"Deep breath"

This painting was born from a real need to pause. Not just physically – but internally. I felt overwhelmed, like there was too much motion, too many voices, thoughts, stimuli, and I realized I needed a moment to breathe.

But not just any breath – a deep one, the kind you take before diving into water. It’s not a technical breath, it’s one you feel throughout your entire body, a breath that marks a transition. Something changes in that moment – when you stop, breathe, and enter a different world.

This painting was created exactly from that feeling. While painting, I felt like I was beneath the surface, in a quieter place, slower, clearer – even though there were no words. Each layer of paint felt like another breath – one that cleanses, that heals, that connects me back to myself.

Just like being underwater – there’s no noise, no drama, just simple, deep, honest being.

Through the process, I realized how rarely we truly stop to breathe. Not the automatic, everyday breath, but the kind that can shift your state of mind, bring balance, and remind you that you’re here.

"Deep Breath" is a painting that speaks about that space – where we choose to pause, to listen, to feel. It’s not just a quiet space – it’s a reminder. That even in the midst of noise, in the middle of life itself, we have the ability to go inward for a moment.

Beneath the surface. To feel the stillness that is always there.

Healing doesn’t always arrive through a breakdown or a dramatic shift – sometimes, it simply comes through one deep breath, taken at the right time.