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There are two separate paintings of a similar image as this one. They both feature the same theme, one of traveling into the unknown, taking a risk, and journeying beyond one’s comfort zone. This painting is the acrylic painting of the pair and titled Sinister 13. The colors are more intense and contrasting in this as a shadowy figure stands, having traveled a road and reached a crucial turning point. Will they turn away from the unknown? Are they to strike off on their own? Or is the journey only just beginning and the image is there to remind us of the masks we wear to hide our fear of change?<\/p>\n

This painting is acrylic on canvas, measuring 28″ by 24″<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are two separate paintings of a similar image as this one. They both feature the same theme, one of traveling into the unknown, taking a risk, and journeying beyond one’s comfort zone. This painting is the acrylic painting of the pair and titled Sinister 13. 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