‘Just as the Ocean Has Waves or the Sun has Rays’ speaks about a natural order inherent to all things and beings. From the late Ram Dass, this quote suggests embracing one’s true nature; an intrinsic vibration that comes and goes but remains constant. Within our chaotic, blue-lit world, the reassurance to accept your highs, lows, inward and outward flows is an important one.

Both paintings in this diptych, as introduced above, mark an antonymic moment within the Breathing Series. Instead of light subtly passing through the fleshy lids, they depict the experience of scotopic vision at night, when only the eye’s rod cells remain active. Within their depths, a concentric spiral emerges—a symbol found in ancient Celtic decoration, often linked to solar energy, migration, and perpetual transformation.

These spirals, embedded within layered oil bar textures, evoke the cyclical rhythms of nature and the continuation of energy beyond a singular existence. Like the rise and fall of leaves on a tree, each element contributes to a larger whole, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things rather than the isolated existence of each part.