Original Self Portrait - "The Weight of the Wait" - Brain Surgery & Pain Art - 11"x14"

Original Self Portrait - "The Weight of the Wait" This powerful 2020 self-portrait documents a pivotal moment of personal transformation. Created during the lead-up to life-altering brain surgery, the work channels profound physical and psychological pain into raw artistic expression. The composition centers on a distorted face cradled by yellow hands against a striking contrast of deep black and vivid red. Intricate vein-like cracks traverse the surface, with neurological imagery symbolizing both the medical focus and the crushing internal pressure of chronic illness. A meditation on invisible suffering and medical trauma, this piece transforms personal anguish into a cathartic visual statement about resilience and the human capacity to endure.