Self-Portrait: Unscrew Yourself

Born from a season of artist’s block, this painting reflects the struggle to access inspiration when silence fills the mind. By peeling away the mask of the head, I expose the vulnerable interior where ideas often hide. The butterfly emerges as a fragile spark of creativity—delicate, fleeting, and easily lost, yet capable of transformation if nurtured. Branches, leaves, and flowing forms remind us that the imagination, like nature, regenerates after dormancy. This work embodies the tension between frustration and renewal, concealment and revelation, and the moment of grace when even the faintest spark becomes enough to guide the way forward.