Tiarna Herczeg

Says Tiarna Herczeg of this work, "The round forms depicted in this painting emerged from repeated encounters with turtles. Another symbol of guidance from my people. Rather than depicting them, as I paint without preconceived ideas, I cannot unsee their presence now, and in some beautiful clarity it makes sense."

"The unknown within my work exists in the things I cannot fully explain. There are experiences that resist language. Dreams, feelings, encounters, and moments of recognition that remain difficult to communicate to others. Painting allows me to sit with those experiences without needing to resolve them.

"My paintings are not figurative, abstract, or portraiture in any fixed sense. They operate somewhere between these categories. They are not illustrations of memories or beliefs – they are evidence. Proof to myself that what I experience emotionally, spiritually, and intuitively is real, tangible, and alive."