"Among the shadows" - Original painting by Shirly Maimon
The Story Behind the Painting
There are places within us we rarely visit.
Quiet spaces, ambiguous zones where it’s hard to tell what exactly lives there —
a memory? a feeling? a sound? a fear?
This painting was born from observing those spaces.
It’s a gaze into what unfolds between the shadows —
not in blinding light, and not in complete darkness,
but in that in-between place where things slowly begin to reveal themselves.
During a time of deep emotional processing,
I found myself returning again and again to the idea that fear is not an enemy —
it’s a guide.
It shows us the places we haven’t yet dared to look.
And when we are brave enough to stay there — in the shadows,
without rushing to escape, without turning on the light —
we discover something new.
We find that sometimes, it’s there where the dawn begins.
This painting is a reflection of that journey —
a quiet, intimate path into parts of myself I hadn’t yet dared to truly meet.
The blurs and undefined lines, the layered textures —
they express a soul trying to break apart, understand, and gently let go.
The deep greens, the smoky greys, the hints of red —
they are emotional symbols of what was moving through me during the process:
fear, pain, courage, and realization.
"Between the Shadows" is not a place of escape —
it’s the place where we meet ourselves without masks.
It’s where we can finally ask:
What is pain trying to teach me? What is fear trying to heal?
And there, through deep listening, transformation begins.
This is not just a visual work —
it’s a mirror of a process.
A dialogue between inner parts, a search for what can’t be spoken — but can be felt.
It’s a reminder that facing our fear is one of the most powerful ways to grow, to evolve,
and to come closer to who we truly are.
Size-80x90 CM Each
Technique - acrylic on canvas
Only one of a kind
*The painting will be sent rolled up to any country except Israel.
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