48x30 Diptych
Acrylic on Canvas

I started off making this piece about me and the voices and languages I grew up with - English mixed with the native languages of my parents - Farsi and Croatian.

I largely strayed from that original vision, to a painting that has no words, no voice, no language or borders.

The nightingale, a surprise I seemed destined to find - coincidentally serves as the national bird of both my parents’ countries - Croatia and Iran.

So tell me, sweet nightingale, what is it that you want to sing? Something uniquely yours, bigger than your tiny frame, something not loud in decibels, but in spirit? Not the black and white of pen to paper or keys to screen, but the volume of full color; the meaning not always clear yet largely apparent.

Has this song been in you the entire time, or only once you journeyed to the precipice?

Will anyone hear your song? Or see it? Is it for anyone, or only you? Does it float, or will it land? Is it static or does it evolve?

Your song double-sided - two colors at once - simultaneously dark and light, warm and cool.

Your language alone. Your desire to communicate despite the barriers, despite the lack of fluency. Fluent in color and beauty, expression, to your inner compass and the pursuit of hope.⠀⠀⠀⠀

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