Breaking the Surface

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Description

This work explores the moment of deliberate descent,
when a free diver chooses to move beyond comfort and into depth, trusting breath, body, and instinct. The water darkens as she goes deeper, light thinning into fragments above her, while pressure gathers around her like a quiet, constant presence.
As a metaphor, Diving Deep reflects those human moments when we choose to extend ourselves into challenge, change, ambition, or growth. It speaks to the courage required to move beyond surface certainty and into unknown depths, where clarity is not immediate but earned.

Oil on canvas. Note the frame in the photos may differ from the existing frame, please contact us to find out more or to order a new frame.

Original
Medium Oilon canvas
FramingUnframed
Width 40
Height 40
Location
At the gallery, Wimbledon
Shape
Square
Tags
NatureSea/Ocean

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Heather Bailey

""Art has the power to transform the atmosphere of a place, turning even the darkest spaces into ones that breathe hope.""

Heather Bailey grew up in Zimbabwe and South Africa, where a “can-do” attitude was simply part of life. From a young age, she learned to sew, make, and bake just about anything. She went on to study fashion and art, but the journey to fully valuing her creativity - and calling herself an artist - has been hard-won, both mentally and socially. For Heather, being creative is not a pastime; it is essential to living.

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