16" x 20", mixed media: oil, acrylic, and alcohol ink on canvas.
 
Along with reading, the intellectual search for an answer often begins with writing. It is an effort to map the vastness of a complex idea, and to connect the dots by giving thoughts tangible form on the page. This painting, "The Inquirer," is a tribute to that active, deliberate process of seeking.
 
This piece is born from a personal journey that began with a childhood loss, sparking a lifelong quest for answers about the nature of existence. That search led me from the study of world religions to that of science science, ultimately finding a bridge between the two in the strange and beautiful world of quantum physics.
 
In "The Inquirer," this journey is given a visual language. The vibrant, fluid background represents the quantum "wave of probabilities." The dots and emergent geometric structures signify the "collapse" of that wave into a single, definite reality, a process sparked by the act of a conscious observer. This painting captures the profound idea that reality itself is a participatory act, a structure we help create through the very act of witnessing it.