Real- Original painting by Shirly Maimon
The Story Behind the Painting
When I painted "Real", I was instinctively drawn to the colors of earth and the blue of the sky.
There was something about this combination that felt like a deep connection —
between what grounds us and what opens our gaze to something beyond.
The name of the painting didn’t come by chance.
It emerged from an inner realization that there is something raw, simple, and deeply true within us —
something we often forget in the noise and rush of everyday life.
"Real" isn’t just a name for a painting — it’s a reminder to myself of how it feels to simply be.
Without masks, without performance — just honest presence.
I chose orange to express passion, warmth, and the vibrant life that flows when the heart is open.
Green represented growth, healing, and our natural bond with the land and the space we live in.
And sky blue brought in breath — a sense of openness, calm, and possibility.
As I painted, I allowed myself to just be —
to feel the energy of each color, the way it moved, where it wanted to go —
without trying to control the outcome.
The orange burst with life, like a blooming spring field.
The green wrapped it all in a quiet steadiness.
And the blue opened a space of clarity and breath.
Everything flowed into a dialogue — not just between colors,
but between sensations, memories, and inner movement.
I wanted the painting to feel like a place
somewhere you can enter, take a breath,
and for a moment, feel this is what it’s like to be you
simple, natural, present.
"Real" is a personal reminder — and a reminder for anyone who chooses to live with it —
that in the simplicity of life, in the movement between earth and sky,
there is a quiet beauty that connects us to ourselves.
And somewhere between the colors,
our inner truth begins to emerge — needing no explanation, only a willingness to feel it.
Size- 100X100 CM
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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