Under The Shadow Acrylic Figurative Painting

A lotus blooms from the figure’s grounded stillness, its red petals rising like a quiet vow against the heavy, patterned umbrella that both shelters and veils the self. The composition reads as a layered mandala of identities—warm and cool silhouettes interlock behind the central body—suggesting inner multiplicity held in uneasy harmony. Muted greys and watery blues pull the eye downward into a dark, rippling pool, where reflection becomes uncertainty, while the surrounding yellow field acts like a charged aura that refuses neutrality. In this tension between protection and concealment, the work meditates on resilience: how tenderness persists, even when the world is held at arm’s length.