She stands with quiet curiosity, her gaze as deep and endless as the ocean at dusk. Her stance hints at the same pull that has drawn explorers and dreamers for centuries—a desire to know what lies just beyond the horizon. Ocean passages once held an element of the unknown, and that unknown still whispers to her, calling her to uncover its secrets. Like the ancient mariners who found both mystery and certainty in the stars, she is emboldened by the thought that celestial navigation was both mysterious and dependable. There’s a thrill in the uncertainty, a magnetism in what is yet to be discovered. For the mariners emboldened with the secret knowledge of the stars, the fear that might otherwise have kept them tethered to shore evaporated like a morning fog.

As she gazes toward the horizon, she reflects on how, even in our modern world, the ocean is still regarded as one of the few places of mystery left on the earth. Her heart, like the sea, holds secrets untold, and she wonders if we, too, could learn to embrace the unknown without needing to uncover every answer. As humans, our curious natures drive us to discover, catalogue, explain, and know. But what if we left space for mystery, allowing the unknown to be a place of possibility rather than fear? "Is there anything more inviting than the unknown?" she seems to ask. Her presence invites you to step closer, to embrace the allure of the untold stories that lie beyond what we see, and to cherish the beauty of what remains just out of reach.

36 x 36 x 1.75 in

acrylic on cradled panel
ready to hang
signed in verso

Inventory No. 24C109