(36” x 48”) Oil on canvas 2020

This painting depicts the moment my heart center blew open to where my consciousness had completely shifted. This was a life-shattering realization that permanently altered how I experience reality, love, and my identity.

The woman in the painting is surrendering to the experience while forming the cross of Christ’s crucifixion. This represents the attainment of Christ consciousness, which is the divine awareness that lives within every human being regardless of gender or belief system. I included a portal of light in the woman's chest with flowing fire from the locks of an angelic being to represent higher consciousness awakening through the physical form. Her tears running down from her gold make-up also denote purification and the heavy sorrow felt from the world at large.

The background is filled with sacred symbols, such as the four-pointed stars, which signify divine guidance, protection, and the light of Christ’s birth. Additionally, the spirals symbolize continuous evolution and the path to higher consciousness. At the top, the eight-pointed star is a symbol of resurrection, rebirth, cosmic order, and protection, while also venerating Venus, who represents the divine feminine, love, and spiritual harmony.

Overall, this imagery represents the death of the old self and the birth of a new state of being. It is an experience of inner potential available to every woman and man. The moment when the heart becomes the gateway, the self dissolves, and divine consciousness is reawakened.