Black & White "The Climb Home"

Not all ascents are easy. Some require everything.

This black and white painting is a journey through shadow and stone. Carved into ancient granite, the fragile stairs winds upward — weathered, uneven, mysterious. The light is there, faint but real, waiting at the summit. But to reach it, you must walk through your own darkness, through memories and myths, through the wild terrain of your becoming.

Figures emerge from the stone — guardians, whispers, echoes of what you’ve forgotten or buried. Each step is both a challenge and an invitation. Each shadow holds a secret. The way home is not straight, and not always kind — but it is sacred.

This piece is for the soul who knows the climb. Who’s felt the ache in your bones and still chooses to rise. Who’s not afraid to face what lives in the dark, because you know: the light is only real when you've met your shadow.

Hang this painting where it can remind you —
 Your strength is not in the ease,
 but in the choice to keep climbing.