Eternal Light Beyond The Cave, 2026

House paint, oil, pastel, pencil, crayon, paste on canvas applied to wood

Framed in cherry stained maple

24” x 36”

Plato's allegory of the cave imagines humanity mistaking shadows for reality until one person turns toward the light beyond them. The painting considers the difficult movement from appearance toward what is real: an awakening of perception that changes how we see the world to which we return.