Living between art and multiple sclerosis
What We Leave Behind: Expectations That No Longer Define Us
Something shifts after 40. Something breaks… and something is set free.
We no longer have space for pretending, pleasing, or comparing. The masks feel heavier. The desire to be ourselves feels even stronger.
For years, we tried to fit in—into families, jobs, even bodies we were told we should have. But at some point, we ask ourselves:
What if I just show up as I am?
Authenticity as a New Kind of Beauty
Strength of Authenticity was born from that question.
I painted this piece when I stopped hiding—my process, my curves, my scars, my pauses.
Each layer represents a moment of transformation. A release. An acceptance. A story I no longer need to cover up.
The woman in this piece isn’t seeking approval. She’s fully inhabiting herself. Her presence doesn’t ask for permission—it simply is.
Blooming Through What We’ve Lived
Authenticity isn’t about perfection. It’s about living with everything we are—and everything we’ve been through.
And yes, it’s also beautiful.
A different kind of beauty—one not found in symmetry or youth, but in what we’ve lived. In bold decisions. In softened scars, in quiet confidence.
This piece helped me see that in myself.
And if you’re reading this, maybe you need that reminder too.
A Piece to Accompany You at This Stage of Life
If you’re at a point in life where you’re choosing to be yourself—unfiltered, unafraid—this piece was made to walk with you.
Strength of Authenticity isn’t just art—it’s affirmation.
A reminder that we no longer have to fit in.
We can simply bloom, just as we are.
What if that corner of your home needed this kind of strength too?
[View the artwork here]
[Spanish version]
