"Poise" 2025 Oil on Canvas 35cm x 70cm 

In this elegant portrait, soft gradients of violet, yellow, and blue trace the form with quiet luminosity, reflecting the strength that comes from understanding that while we cannot control what happens to us, we can control our response. 

With eyes closed and posture curved, the figure’s serene appearance speaks to the unseen effort required to remain composed amid forces that affect us involuntarily.

This work reflects poise as a balance between resilience and acceptance - a calm that is not denial or avoidance, but a conscious act of grace - an accomplishment earned through self-awareness.

It speaks to the beauty of restraint and of rising above, recognising that those who hurt us often act from their own pain, and that this understanding allows us to hold our centre with dignity and poise.