kind, caring, and compassionate person
Acrylic on canvas 24x30in
Available for purchase - $1,000
By February 2024, all the plans were set for me to return to Australia for several months. I had taken a leave from work, secured a visa, and arrived with gifts in hand. After a 38-hour journey, I landed exhausted but excited, and the first days felt just as I’d hoped—like we had picked up right where we left off.
But only a few days in, everything shifted. Despite our agreement to communicate openly, he revealed his deep dissatisfaction with the relationship. He could not name what was wrong, nor did he want to try to work on it. Within days, he ended things abruptly, as if he had simply grown tired of me.
I was left feeling like collateral damage in a fleeting experiment he no longer wanted.I left on the earliest flight home, arriving in America the day before my 28th birthday.
This pseudo self-portrait reflects the betrayal, confusion, and humiliation I carried back with me. The clashing colors and smears embody the whirlwind of emotions that consumed me during that flight, as I replayed the same thought again and again: What just happened?
