"Liana - Heavy Weapons"

Is it a fantasy, or a memory, or somewhere in-between? Perhaps an ode to someone I once knew, but... remembered fondly and very vaguely through the broken glass of Time. Is it a portrait? Not at all - more of an attempt to visualize a warrior spirit that arose from someone's personality. A visual metaphor, if you will.

Painted near the onset of Russia's illegal aggression against Ukraine, the piece acquired a number of details to reflect that event. It was later "remixed" to include a larger, more interesting background.