True Self

The idea sparked while I was watching Severance, the sci-fi show where workers live as split versions of themselves with no memory of each other.

It reminded me of an old sketch I had made years earlier of a hunched figure trapped at a desk, representing the feeling of being stuck in a job you don’t like.

That sketch became part of this painting, with the Doubt Creature hovering on the left, whispering not to take risks.

True Self asks: Are we ever really one true self, or just different versions depending on circumstance?

Details

Original mixed media on deep edge canvas
59.4 × 84.1 cm (A1)

Framing included

Finished in a clean, contemporary frame (black, white, or natural). You choose the colour after purchase.

This piece bridges my earlier abstract face style with the emerging Doubt Creatures.