30x30 acrylic
This piece was created specifically for my first solo exhibition Marked for Greatness. It embodies ego death, rebirth, and the quiet return to my soul’s mission. As I painted, I was aware I was stepping into a new chapter, one I couldn’t fully see yet but could feel in every brushstroke. Completing this work felt like birthing a new self, someone I am still learning, still meeting.

The title speaks to the realization that many people have only encountered past versions of me, versions shaped by survival, environment, and outdated beliefs. I’ve outgrown so much: habits, stories, identities that no longer reflect who I am. In shedding those layers, I’ve come home to something truer.

This painting represents transformation and the freedom that comes with no longer fitting the narratives others have for you. It’s a visual affirmation that I am in a constant state of becoming. I am not who you remember. I am not who I was last week, last month, or last year. I am who I choose to be in this moment and I trust that deeply.