Cosmic Warden

20 x 24 inches acrylic and oil on canvas.

Set beneath an open and unending sky, the warden holds its ground with a patience that does not demand recognition. This is not a guardian of spectacle, but of constancy. While movement and uncertainty pass beneath it, the presence remains steady, watchful, and unshaken. In this work, protection is not loud or intervening, but enduring. The owl stands as a quiet sentinel, suggesting that even in long stretches of darkness, there are forces of steadiness that outlast fear and hold their position until the way forward becomes clear.