She Commands the Current
oil on canvas
16 x 12
This work honors my woman ancestors—those whose strength, intelligence, and intuitive ways of knowing were often unrecognized or unnamed. Their legacy is carried forward through the body, through perception, and through an increasing attunement to unseen forces. The electrical lines extending outward suggest transmission as much as reception: the figure absorbs cosmic energy while simultaneously radiating it back into the world.
I dedicate this to my late mother, a woman who was a conduit of power, perception, and inherited knowledge. She stands beneath a luminous moon, her gaze lifted and unwavering, as if listening to frequencies beyond the visible world. The currents radiating from her head are both electric and ancestral—visual manifestations of intuition sharpened over time and wisdom accumulated through lived experience.
The moon functions as a cosmic anchor, symbolizing cyclical time, memory, and the enduring presence of those who came before. Its craters echo the marks of age on the figure’s face, reinforcing the idea that time leaves evidence not as damage, but as history. The woman’s crossed arms and grounded posture convey authority and self-possession. She is not passive beneath the cosmos; she is in dialogue with it.
Aging, in this painting, is depicted as an expansion of consciousness. With time comes a heightened sensitivity to patterns, rhythms, and truths that transcend the individual self. This figure embodies the idea that as we age, we grow closer to the cosmos—not by leaving the body behind, but by fully inhabiting it, charged with memory, lineage, and luminous awareness.
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