"Every piece of art carries a story that can never be fully told." — The Hermit
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Reserved for Her, 2026
20" x 20" x 1.5"
Mixed-Media: Acrylic paint, table napkins, threads, oil pastels, live flowers from her mother’s vase
A woman sits quietly on a bench, saving a seat for her mother, who passed suddenly and way too soon. She is in her natural state, skin adorned with flowers that gently cover her pain and vulnerability. One knee rests on the bench, held close to her heart, while her other foot remains on the ground—symbolizing the part of her that wants to stay and wait, and the part that knows she must eventually rise.
In her hand, she holds a preserved flower picked from her mother’s room, a symbol of her commitment to keeping her mother’s memory alive. The delicate threadwork represents healing, but the stitches remain few and far from the heart, where some wounds never fully mend. The threadwork on her nails signifies that through her hands, art will become an act of remembrance.
This piece is about grief, mourning, and unconditional love. The flowers will never die, just as a mother’s love never fades. Flowing across her skin, they symbolize that her mother’s blood—and the love it carried—continues to live within her.
Stepping Into Unknown, 2026
20" x 20" x 1.5"
Mixed-Media: Acrylic paint, table napkins, threads, oil pastel
We do not choose the environment, family, or upbringing we are born into, yet they shape so much of who we become. Fortunate are those whose earliest molds reflect the values they wish to carry throughout life. But for many of us, the mold that once held us no longer serves who we are becoming. Sometimes, we must gently crack it open and step into the unknown, trusting that beyond our comfort lies new people, new purpose, and a life waiting to be discovered.
This painting portrays a woman intentionally and gracefully emerging from the mold that once defined her. The weathered wall adorned with flowers symbolizes a world that is imperfect, yet still beautiful. In leaving, we grieve the people, memories, and experiences we cannot take with us, but in time, we heal. The blue hues represent tranquility, stability, and trust, while the stitched threads signify breaking free from limitations and believing we are capable of rebuilding ourselves and finding peace once more.
Silent Scream, 2022
12” x 16” x 0.5”
Mixed Media: Acrylic Paint, Photographic Print, Thread,
and Plaster on Canvas
Silent Scream reflects a period of profound emotional isolation and inner turmoil. At this point in the Hermit’s journey, there was a desire to scream—to release the weight of unspoken thoughts, pain, and frustration—but it felt as though no one could hear. The louder the internal struggle became, the less visible it seemed to those around. Ironically, it was only when the Hermit became completely silent that others noticed. This work explores the tension between being unheard and being seen, revealing how absence, withdrawal, and silence can sometimes communicate more powerfully than words ever could. It is a reflection on solitude, resilience, and the paradox that silence often speaks the loudest.
This work began in 2022 and was completed in 2026, reflecting the realities of interruption, survival, displacement, and return. A proof that creation can survive fragmentation.
The Hard Part is Over, 2026
12” x 16” x 0.5”
Mixed Media: Acrylic Paint, Photographic Print, Thread, and Tulle
Fabric on Canvas
This piece reflects the moment after years of survival, hard work, and building. The weathered legs symbolize the labor and resilience that carried the journey forward.
With her legs and feet up in a cocktail dress, the figure finally allows herself to rest, embracing femininity and softness once again.
The threaded elements represent repair and restoration—a mending of self after years spent in survival mode.
The struggle is no longer the focus.
The hard part is over, making space for healing, peace, and simply being.
One Rainy Night, 2022
12” x 16” x 0.5”
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
One Rainy Night depicts a woman in her essence kneeling in the rain, her body exposed as she faces forward with her neck tilted back.
The rain pours over her continuously, blurring the boundaries between skin, emotion, and environment.
Rain becomes both symbol and language: representing release, overwhelm, cleansing, and emotional weight all at once. As the saying goes, “when it rains, it pours,” reflecting how moments of difficulty and intensity often arrive in waves rather than in isolation.
The figure exists in a state of surrender and confrontation, held between vulnerability and endurance. In the silence of the storm, the work speaks to emotional exposure and the raw experience of being fully present within it.
Body and Space, 2022
12” x 16” x 0.5”
Mixed Media: Acrylic Paint and Photographic Print on Canvas
A woman lays, her long hair flowing around her. The scene feels calm and still, with soft forms contrasted by the geometric tiles. Light highlights the textures and shapes, creating an intimate atmosphere. The painting explores vulnerability, peace, and self-awareness. Rather than focusing on the body as an object, it shows a quiet moment of rest and reflection.
The tiled setting suggests both everyday life and timeless ritual, while the flowing hair connects the figure to the space around her. Combining realism with emotion, the work encourages viewers to reflect on the relationship between body and space, celebrating the beauty of a simple, unguarded moment.
This work began in 2022 and was completed in 2026, reflecting the realities of interruption, survival, displacement, and return. A proof that creation can survive fragmentation.
Identity After Life, 2022
12” x 16” x 0.5”
Mixed Media: Acrylic Paint and Photographic Print on Canvas
This work presents a skeletal face adorned with feathered headgear, merging themes of mortality, identity, and ritual symbolism. The skull represents what is left when all external layers are stripped away—truth, fragility, and inevitability—while the feathers introduce contrast through softness, elevation, and ceremonial presence.
The pairing of bone and feather creates a tension between death and spirit, grounding and ascension. It reflects the duality of human existence: the physical reality of impermanence and the symbolic desire for meaning beyond it.
The piece invites reflection on how identity persists even when the body is reduced to its most essential form.
Hope and Growth, 2022
12” x 16” x 0.5”
Mixed Media: Acrylic Paint and Photographic Print on Canvas
Hope and Growth depicts a woman with flowers woven into her hair. Her expression is not one of happiness, but of contained anger and impatience—an emotional tension held just beneath the surface. Yet she remains still, composed, and grounded.
The flowers in her hair symbolize hope—fragile, alive, and still in the process of becoming. She carries them with grace, understanding that growth cannot be rushed, even in moments of inner unrest. Her stillness becomes a form of endurance, a quiet discipline in the face of emotional turbulence.
The work reflects the paradox of holding space for hope while navigating frustration, showing that patience itself can be an act of strength, and that growth often happens in silence before it becomes visible.
An Act of Autonomy, 2022
12” x 16” x 0.5”
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece explores the quiet power of choosing softness in a world that often rewards vigilance. The figure exists in a state of openness—unarmored, unguarded, and fully present within herself. Rather than being defined by the forces around her, she claims the freedom to decide what deserves her attention.
The pink tones evoke a spectrum of feminine energy, from tenderness and vulnerability to confidence and self-assurance. There is an underlying question within the work: Is peace the absence of danger, or the refusal to let danger dictate how one lives?
The figure’s openness becomes an act of autonomy. Whether aware of the surrounding toxicity or not, she remains rooted in her own rhythm, suggesting that true freedom may lie in choosing oneself over fear.
🔴 She is Earth, 2026
14” x 14” x 0.5”
Mixed Media: Acrylic Paint and Oil Pastel on Canvas
She Is Earth presents a female in her organic form, rendered in deep brown layers with subtle variations of color.
The surface is not flat or singular but built through quiet shifts of tone that suggest soil, skin, minerals, and atmosphere blending into one another. The work reflects the idea that the body is not separate from nature, but part of it—complex, evolving, and alive within its own ecosystem.
Rather than emphasizing form as object, it becomes landscape: textured, grounded, and layered with quiet strength.
Through restrained color and organic composition, the painting explores the beauty and complexity of living within the earth, where identity, body, and environment are inseparable.
Wisdom and Heritage, 2026
12” x 12” x 1.5”
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece is a tribute to Filipino heritage, honoring tradition not as something distant, but as something alive within identity.
The figure embodies cultural grounding through traditional dress and posture, while still asserting individuality through her presence.
Her gaze is alert and unwavering—challenging the idea that age diminishes spirit. Instead, it reflects resilience, wisdom, and an enduring willingness to face the unknown.
The work bridges past and present, celebrating heritage as both inheritance and living strength carried forward by the artist.
Sitting in Sorrow, 2022
12” x 12” x 1.5”
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece reflects the tension between self and shadow—how grief can feel both external and internal at once.
The figure turns away not just from the window, but from parts of herself she cannot yet face.
In her stillness and lowered posture, there is no resistance, only surrender.
The work suggests that sorrow is not something to fix immediately, but something to sit with. In that quiet acceptance, healing begins.
Becoming Without Resistance, 2026
14” x 14” x 0.5”
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece reflects the tension between who a woman was and who she is becoming during perimenopause.
The youthful details hint at memory and identity, while the flushed body and marked skin signal transformation that cannot be reversed or controlled.
There is no resistance in the expression—only a raw surrender to change. The balled-up hands and red tones speak less to anger and more to intensity, heat, and bodily upheaval.
It becomes a portrait of transition: where femininity is not lost, but redefined through discomfort, acceptance, and bodily truth.
Self-Embrace, 2026
16” x 20” x 0.5”
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This piece explores self-comfort as both instinct and surrender. The inverted body suggests a turning inward, as if the figure is folding away from the world into her own gravity.
The crossed arms become both protection and embrace—an attempt to hold oneself tightly when nothing external is doing the holding.
With eyes closed and expression absent, the work sits in emotional suspension: not pain in motion, but stillness after overwhelm.
It speaks to the quiet moment where the body becomes its own refuge.
Beside a Poison Bloom, 2022
24” x 48” x 1.5”
Mixed Media: Acrylic Paint and Spray Foam Insulation on Canvas $825
This piece explores vulnerability inside an emotional landscape that feels both external and internal.
The poisonous flower represents harm that is present yet unavoidable, surrounding the figure as she withdraws into herself for protection.
Her posture suggests containment rather than collapse—holding herself together in fear and isolation. The rain-like water exposes fragility, while the reflection in the puddle mirrors her inner state, forcing recognition of what she is enduring.
The floating orbs hint at something beyond despair—fragmented thoughts or quiet presences moving around her solitude. In the midst of darkness, she is still actively holding herself together.
Betrayal Before Love, 2022
24” x 36” x 1.5”
Acrylic Paint on Canvas $750
Betrayal Before Love explores the fragile relationship between trust, vulnerability, and human connection.
The work reflects on the idea that betrayal often reveals truths that love alone cannot expose. Whether betrayed or the betrayer, she symbolizes what remains when a person is emotionally stripped bare¾exposed, vulnerable, and confronted with the raw truth of their humanity and the consequences of one’s choices.
Through the figure’s presence, the painting examines the complexity of guilt, heartbreak, and self-reflection. It challenges the viewer to consider whether betrayal is an act, a wound, or a transformation.
In the aftermath, what remains is not simply love or loss, but the raw humanity that emerges when trust is broken.
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The Hermit Art is a private studio located in Murrieta, California dedicated to intentional, one-on-one creative experiences. Set apart from the distractions of traditional public spaces, it offers an intimate environment where each client is given focused attention, privacy, and time to fully engage in the creative process.
Within this space, art is approached with care and presence—whether through tattooing, painting, or creative wellness sessions. Every experience is collaborative and grounded in trust, allowing ideas, stories, and expressions to unfold naturally.
At The Hermit Art, privacy is not only a setting but an essential part of the process, creating space for meaningful connection, reflection, and authentic artistic expression.
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