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Quote that inspired this piece:
"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before."
— Albert Einstein
My poem for this painting:
It begins so gently you could almost miss it.
A subtle turning.
A softening of what once felt fixed.
The first small evidence that the secret dream you have carried within you is beginning to gather form.
Not because the path is clear.
Not because every fear has fallen away.
But because something in you has stopped arguing with what your soul knows.
You find yourself choosing differently now.
Speaking more carefully.
Leaving certain things behind without needing to explain or justify it.
And then — the green shoots start to appear.
A door opens that you didn't push.
A conversation lands differently than it would have before.
Someone sees you the way you are only just learning to see yourself.
Small confirmations.
Quiet arrivals.
The world beginning to meet what you've been quietly becoming.
Even hope has changed its nature.
It is no longer fantasy.
It has weight.
Contour.
Consequence.
And though nothing has fully arrived, everything has begun.
This is how becoming starts — not in a blaze,
but in a series of small steps and quiet recognitions.
Not in the dream alone anymore,
but in the first tender evidence that the dream is finding its way into the world.
Symbolism:
ROSE: The heart beginning to trust what it knows.
- Love, beauty, and self-worth returning
- The quiet recognition that something real is unfolding
SWEET PEA: Tender signs of possibility.
- Gentle hope
- Early forward movement
- What is delicate, but no longer hidden
TULIP: Her inner world beginning to rise.
- Self-belief awakening from within
- The first true emergence of who she is becoming
DAHLIA: Strength within the becoming.
- Inner steadiness and grace
- Quiet resilience as her life begins to change
HIDDEN KEY: A door opens that she did not have to force
- An opening that arrives through alignment, not struggle
In Evangeline’s Story:
This painting appears in Instalment 12 of The Turning Point.
After an unexpected meeting at Claridge’s with a powerful collector who has seen something extraordinary in her artwork, Evangeline leaves with the feeling that life may be trying to steer her towards a direction she had not dared dream of. Even though the moment is met with indifference at home, she stops at a flower stall and buys herself a beautiful bouquet — a quiet, private celebration of the possibility that something much more may lie ahead.
Read “The Man Who Stopped…” →
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Quality & Craftsmanship:
Giclée print on 300gsm archival cotton rag paper.
Printed with museum-grade inks to preserve colour, depth, and detail.Edition:
Produced in strictly limited quantities.
Once the edition has sold, it will not be reprinted.
Authentication:
Each print is accompanied by a signed, individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Sizing & Proportion:
As each original painting is created on hand-cut paper, its proportions may vary slightly from standard A4, A3, A2 or A1 dimensions.
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Medium:
Mixed media on heavyweight archival paperSize:
50 × 35cm
(approx. 19.7” x 13.8”)Authenticity:
Hand-signed original artwork accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.Craftsmanship:
Created using professional-grade archival materials selected for longevity and colour integrity. -
Pricing:
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