You Are Not Alone
I painted You Are Not Alone during a time when I felt misunderstood in more than one place.
I had to step away from a local circle of friends, and around the same time, I began hearing—directly or indirectly—that the path I was choosing didn’t make sense. That making art was unrealistic. That I should do something more practical instead. In both situations, the feeling was similar: not being agreed with, not being understood.
Living far from my home country, those local friendships had carried more weight than I realized. Losing them created a quiet absence. Conversations about my work began to feel isolating as well. What I was trying to build didn’t fit easily into the expectations around me.
While I was painting, I wasn’t looking for answers. What stayed with me was the recognition that these experiences weren’t unique to me. People lose alignment with friends. People continue working toward something others don’t agree with.
Each form stands on its own, alongside and below the others, as if they’re quietly supporting one another.
You Are Not Alone came from that recognition — that misunderstanding and disagreement are part of life, and standing in that place does not mean being alone.
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