Framed in Reflection (SOLD)

Framed in Reflection is a deeply personal and evocative acrylic painting that captures a woman from behind, her posture graceful yet grounded, her back bearing the scars of a double mastectomy. Draped in soft white cloth and seated in a quiet moment of reflection, she faces an open window that looks out onto a lush, sunlit landscap: rolling green fields under a vivid blue sky. This vision of nature serves as a metaphor for renewal, hope, and life beyond illness.

The figure is framed by a soft pink border, referencing breast cancer awareness, and suggesting the dual nature of framing: one of containment and one of perspective. The window is both literal and symboli: a portal into a brighter future.

What makes this piece even more intimate is its material construction: the painting is stretched over a reclaimed hospital gown, its pale, patterned textile visible around the edges, grounding the image in the lived experience of medical care. The gown itself becomes part of the artwork—a second skin, a record of survival. The piece is further supported by driftwood stretcher bars, infusing it with the organic resilience of nature, a nod to time, tide, and the will to endure.

This 27 x 40-inch painting is not only a reflection on the body and its transformations, but also a celebration of strength, vulnerability, and forward motion. Framed in Reflection honors the quiet heroism of healing and the beauty of reclaiming one's image on one’s own terms.