This painting was done during my stay in Cyprus. The art supplies were hard to get & the living conditions were rough, but I was able to do some great diving on the Zenobia wreck. Unfortunately, I had many equipment failures, including my camera flooding on my first dive. This is why it seems to be a bit "cursed"... for me at least. Even with the bad luck, this was an amazing dive site. Part of this painting is about being an object - hurt & used, people not seeing how special she is. But she is reaching out to change her fate, how she see’s herself and how people see her.
Oil on canvas (40"x58")