The Shadow — 20x30 Original Acrylic on Canvas

Exhibited at Rizzo Corp Gallery — Los Angeles
LA Art Week Exhibition
March 4 — March 16, 2026

This piece is about rejection.
Not loud rejection—quiet rejection.

The kind that doesn’t argue back.
The kind that just leaves.

Distance.
Silence.
What remains after both.

“The Shadow” came from a period where I rejected everything tied to God—not because I didn’t believe, but because I resented the silence.

I hated what I had done.
I hated what I had become aware of.

So I stopped listening.

But it didn’t leave.

Painted during that state, this piece isn’t expressive—it’s restrained.

It doesn’t reach out.
It waits.

There’s a stillness to it that isn’t peaceful.
It’s observant.

The Work

• 20 x 30 in — gallery-depth canvas

• Original acrylic on raw canvas

• One-of-one

• Signed

Context

This painting sits in between resistance and recognition.

A blackout that never fully covered what was underneath.

Something still watching.
Even when ignored.

Collector Positioning

This is not a loud piece.

It’s a quiet one that holds weight longer than it should.

The kind that doesn’t demand attention—
but changes the room once you notice it.