Little Friend

Medium:
Oil On Canvas

Dimensions:
14" x 11" x 2"

Year Completed:
2024

Description:
The bird rests without fear, trusting instinct over intention. It asks nothing, promises nothing, and therefore betrays nothing. In contrast, man’s trust is shaped by thought, memory, and doubt. The painting suggests that animals offer a purer trust—silent, uncalculated, and whole—while trust in man is learned, negotiated. In the quiet bond between human and bird, innocence leans toward instinct, as if safety is found more easily in nature than in one another.