Road Trip is an evocative impressionist painting created with acrylic on canvas. Layered with soft yet bold earthy pastels and intricate patterns, it speaks to themes of transition, connection, and inner growth.
Originally begun during a rite of passage workshop with girls aged thirteen to sixteen, this piece was co-created with their raw energy and openness. Their input was woven into the work, and I later completed the piece with reverence for their journey. It now hangs in Indonesia, carrying a collaborative spirit and quiet strength.
The painting explores the journey from girlhood to womanhood but also symbolises the broader human path of self-discovery. Each brushstroke is part of a narrative of becoming, interwoven like the decisions we make in life where no road is wrong but rather part of an unfolding of growth, chance, and connection. This mirrors the complexity of mental health and the ripple effect of support, shared experience, and agency.
Road Trip reflects the layered and often nonlinear process of healing. It invites viewers to see themselves within it, as part of a greater movement of change, as not alone, and as always becoming.
Tags:
abstract art / nature / personal journey / rites of passage / road trip
