Original painting by Shirly Maimon
Brushstrokes – The Story Behind the Painting
I began the painting “Brushstrokes” from a moment of inward reflection. There are days in the studio when I feel a deep desire to simply place color on the canvas and surrender to the moment. I didn’t plan what the painting would look like or what message it would carry—I just picked up a brush, dipped it in color, and let my hand lead the way.
The first strokes were soft and gentle, almost like breaths. But with each movement of the brush, something inside me began to awaken. My hands moved faster, and the strokes became bolder, thicker, and more energetic. There was no attempt to depict a concrete image—only a desire to express movement, emotion, and an inner experience reflected outward.
The various strokes on the canvas—layer upon layer—began to tell my story in that moment. Each color I added became a record of a different feeling. I was trying to capture everything I felt—the complexity of small moments of joy, pain, and a search for something deeper.
In the end, when I looked at the painting, it felt like a journey—a journey through brushstrokes, through different moments in life. This piece reminds me that the creative process is much like life itself—each stroke adds something unique to the story, and the whole narrative is built from those small, seemingly simple movements that come together to form one complete creation.
40x40 - 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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