Marlin

Original on canvas

30 x40 cm

2024

The Leap of Destiny

This Marlin piercing the ocean’s surface is not just an explosion of muscle and silver; it is the symbol of that power of nature Hemingway described as an adversary worthy of reverent respect. There are forces greater than ourselves that we must look upon with both humility and admiration.

In everyday life, each of us has an inner “old man” and a boat in the middle of the sea. There are challenges that feel like submerged giants which, at a certain point, require a decisive leap to break through and emerge—pointing our own “sword” toward the sky to reclaim both air and light.