Journey of the Soul
2023–2024 · Original mixed-media painting · One of one
This is one of the paintings I have felt most connected to from the inside out.
I worked on it from 2023 into early 2024, and somewhere during that time the line between me and the painting became blurred. We were almost growing together. Things were added, removed, covered and returned to. Nothing was placed there simply to fill a space. Every figure, colour, object and small detail carries something.
At its heart, this painting is about the journey of the soul — the strange inner journey we all have, even when our lives look completely different from the outside.
The portrait, the mirror, the flowers, the skeleton, the birds, the ancient writing, the figures gathered at the bottom, the deep purples and reds, they all belong to that journey. I think everyone who spends enough time with this painting will find something in it that belongs to them.
The work combines oil and acrylic, with areas of glow-in-the-dark paint worked into the skeleton so that part of the painting changes when the light disappears. The Kurdish partridge is another detail that holds a lot, alongside the cuckoo bird and the many smaller symbols hidden throughout the composition.
There is life and death in it. Memory, identity, the body, the inner world, transformation and the things we carry with us without always knowing how to explain them.
For a long time, I couldn’t properly look at this painting. I kept it with me, but I wasn’t ready to put it out into the world. It has never been exhibited, and there has never been another version of it.
Now I finally feel ready to let it be seen properly.
Artwork Details
Title: Journey of the Soul
Created: 2023–2024
Original Artwork: One of one
Dimensions: 160 cm (H) × 180 cm (W)
Canvas Depth: 4 cm when stretched
Medium: Oil and acrylic on primed canvas, with glow-in-the-dark painted details
Finish: Varnished
Canvas: Hand-stretched and prepared by the artist
This painting was created completely from scratch. The canvas was personally stretched and primed by the artist before painting and has been varnished after completion to protect the finished work.
The painting is currently stretched on a 4 cm deep wooden stretcher frame.
Delivery & Stretcher Information
Due to the large scale of this artwork (160 × 180 cm), shipping outside the local area will be arranged with the canvas removed from its stretcher frame and carefully prepared for transport. The wooden stretcher frame is not included with shipped orders. The canvas can then be professionally re-stretched onto a new frame at its destination.
For local buyers, the original stretcher frame can be included. Collection can be arranged, or local delivery may be possible depending on location.
If you are purchasing from outside the UK or require specialist delivery arrangements, please contact the artist directly before purchasing to discuss the safest shipping option.
This is the only original version of Journey of the Soul. There are no copies or duplicate original paintings.
Journey of the Soul
2023–2024 · Original mixed-media painting · One of one
This is one of the paintings I have felt most connected to from the inside out.
I worked on it from 2023 into early 2024, and somewhere during that time the line between me and the painting became blurred. We were almost growing together. Things were added, removed, covered and returned to. Nothing was placed there simply to fill a space. Every figure, colour, object and small detail carries something.
At its heart, this painting is about the journey of the soul — the strange inner journey we all have, even when our lives look completely different from the outside.
The portrait, the mirror, the flowers, the skeleton, the birds, the ancient writing, the figures gathered at the bottom, the deep purples and reds, they all belong to that journey. I think everyone who spends enough time with this painting will find something in it that belongs to them.
The work combines oil and acrylic, with areas of glow-in-the-dark paint worked into the skeleton so that part of the painting changes when the light disappears. The Kurdish partridge is another detail that holds a lot, alongside the cuckoo bird and the many smaller symbols hidden throughout the composition.
There is life and death in it. Memory, identity, the body, the inner world, transformation and the things we carry with us without always knowing how to explain them.
For a long time, I couldn’t properly look at this painting. I kept it with me, but I wasn’t ready to put it out into the world. It has never been exhibited, and there has never been another version of it.
Now I finally feel ready to let it be seen properly.
Artwork Details
Title: Journey of the Soul
Created: 2023–2024
Original Artwork: One of one
Dimensions: 160 cm (H) × 180 cm (W)
Canvas Depth: 4 cm when stretched
Medium: Oil and acrylic on primed canvas, with glow-in-the-dark painted details
Finish: Varnished
Canvas: Hand-stretched and prepared by the artist
This painting was created completely from scratch. The canvas was personally stretched and primed by the artist before painting and has been varnished after completion to protect the finished work.
The painting is currently stretched on a 4 cm deep wooden stretcher frame.
Delivery & Stretcher Information
Due to the large scale of this artwork (160 × 180 cm), shipping outside the local area will be arranged with the canvas removed from its stretcher frame and carefully prepared for transport. The wooden stretcher frame is not included with shipped orders. The canvas can then be professionally re-stretched onto a new frame at its destination.
For local buyers, the original stretcher frame can be included. Collection can be arranged, or local delivery may be possible depending on location.
If you are purchasing from outside the UK or require specialist delivery arrangements, please contact the artist directly before purchasing to discuss the safest shipping option.
This is the only original version of Journey of the Soul. There are no copies or duplicate original paintings.
