Beyond Time
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 67cm x 111cm.
 
Beyond Time — The Story Behind the Painting
Beyond Time is a surreal oil painting created as an invitation into spaciousness —
a moment where the world softens, breath expands and the inner landscape takes form.
 
The composition opens with an immense, luminous sky:
a mystical cloudscape swirling with deep ocean blues, soft pinks and violet undertones.

At its centre sits a gentle spiral — a symbol of awakening, returning, remembering.
It carries the energy of cycles we rise through, truths we circle back to and the quiet knowing that comes before transformation.
 
Below, the horizon line sits low and still, revealing a shimmering silver sea inspired by Newcastle’s iconic Nobby’s Beach.

Rendered in subtle glazes, the water becomes almost otherworldly —
a reflective plane between reality and dream, anchoring the vastness above.
Rising into this expanse is a single seagull, seen from behind, its head already lifted into a dimension just out of view.

This perspective choice is intentional:
it captures the exact instant between worlds —
the moment just before clarity arrives,
the breath held at the threshold of change.
 
In Beyond Time, flight becomes metaphor.
Sky becomes consciousness.
Sea becomes memory.
And the spiral becomes the quiet, luminous truth you return to.
 
Layered slowly through traditional oil glazing, the painting carries a soft inner glow —
a presence that shifts the atmosphere of a room.

Collectors often describe this piece as calming, otherworldly, and deeply centring.
This artwork is created for those who feel drawn to stillness, symbolism and surreal spaces that mirror the inner world.
 
Symbolism
 The Spiral — awakening, cycles, truth returning
The Silver Sea — memory, emotional depth, liminal space
The Seagull — transition, becoming, crossing thresholds
 The Sky — consciousness, expansion, timelessness
 
Intention
Beyond Time is painted as a moment outside of linear time —
a place where calm, clarity and inner direction meet.

It invites the viewer into presence, offering a sense of both grounding and gentle ascension.
Perfect for spaces meant for reflection, breath and emotional resonance.