Challenger 350 Print

Challenger 350 2019 24" x 24" acrylic on canvas is part of my paper airplane series a conceptual series using the paper airplane as metaphor for perspective & perception. You can filter any situation through your lens of beliefs. In other words, reality depends on your perceptions and the filter you choose affects the world you see. Choosing a positive filter means living a life filled with opportunity. Choosing a negative filter means a life of limitations. How your perceptions lead you to act or not act in a given situation is something you control. Transformation and possibility are apparent as the paper plane manifested from the folding of a sheet of paper. I use the airplane as a metaphor for oneself and emotional intelligence, being above a situation, seeing it from a different perspective may change your perception. “As I journey or fly through life, I enjoy the ease in which I can change my reactions to responses using my breath and new perspectives. Many times, when I am in flow, life is an easy graceful flight and other times resistance and fear manifest turbulence and delays on my flight through life. Good thing the paper airplane is resilient and I have a lot a paper in the case of a crash.” On the color palette I would say the dark blue or Payne’s Grey, my current color crush, represents a cool and calming color that shows creativity and intelligence. ... It is a color that symbolizes loyalty, strength, wisdom and trust. The white represents peace and being present. All the variations these colors make represent contrast and the balancing act of our thoughts, feelings and emotions. I also encourage the viewer to attach their own meaning to the paper plane. “Fly high - it’s what you were meant to do! “ - Love Courtney