Return to Self

This painting is a meditation. Draw a line from the Heart to the observer below on the hill, contemplating a vast valley where the earthly and the heavenly meet in a single breath.

At the center is a mountain, a symbol of the unshakable inner core that a person nurtures throughout life. It embodies all manifestations of love, honesty, resilience, and purity. Here, the mountain is earthly as the foundation, and heavenly as its bright projection reaching upwards. Thin vibrations rise from it like air currents connecting earth and sky.

The dawn encompassing the entire canvas launches endless waves of gratitude for the lived life and the very fact of being "here and now." Its light fills the space with a sense of renewal and inner uplift. This is an infinite heart.

The river symbolizes the inner flow and earthly path that rises upward to new heights.

The springs bursting forth on the right and left sides are sources nourishing the body and spirit.

The temples are symbols of human potential. They remind us of the possibilities that unfold when we resonate with ourselves and the world.

At a certain angle on the left, one can discern a light contour of a head and shoulder, as if inscribed in the mountain's outlines. This is a projection of inner steadfastness, stability that each viewer can feel and accept as part of themselves.

This work leads to merging with space—the viewer becomes both observer and the world itself, and the dawn, and the path. Calm earthy colors and soothing energies conveyed through the images immerse one in a state of wholeness and fullness, where inspiration and deep peace are born.

Size: 100 × 100 cm

Acrylic, canvas (Repin-style linen), museum-grade stretcher bar, mixed media, protective matte varnish

Year of creation: 2025