Misled

Misled, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 46 cm)

Wide, unblinking eyes pull the viewer in—strained, searching, lost in thought. Misled captures the weight of realization, the moment between confusion and clarity. Her expression teeters between worry and detachment, as if caught in the haze of understanding too late. The fiery hues in her eyes suggest urgency, yet her parted lips hint at unspoken words, things left unsaid or ignored.

Bold, black lines define her features with sharp contrast, emphasizing the tension beneath her composed exterior. Jewelry and adornments ground her in the present, yet her gaze drifts elsewhere—still trying to make sense of how she arrived here.

Misled speaks to the quiet turmoil of feeling lost, the frustration of hindsight, and the complexity of a mind wrestling with the truth. Though disoriented, she is not defeated—there is more to be said, more to be understood.