I Fly On

Everyone reaches a point when it is time to say goodbye.
Not with a broken heart or bitterness, but with lightness.

This painting speaks of finding calm within.
The butterfly that has emerged from the darkness is not leaving – it is growing.
This is not an escape. It is a continuation, with a deeper breath and an awareness of one’s own strength.

The black background is not sadness – it is the depth that had to be traversed to understand one’s own worth.
The white butterfly is purity and new energy.
The golden elements represent memories – those that remain but no longer weigh us down.

I fly on.
Not because I have to,
but because the time has finally come.
With lightness and calm, and with the feeling that this decision belongs to the one who flies, and to no one else.

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‘To fly on is not to run away. It is to grow into yourself.’

Further details:

• Canvas dimensions: 70×50
• Material: wooden stretcher
• Signed
• Acrylic on canvas
• Varnished, texture paste, gold leaf
• Year: 2025

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