As I started sketching directly onto the canvas, linear and rounded shapes began to emerge. After the first stage of painting, a female figure appear, with a second figure taking shape behind her from an orange negative space. This figure represented a spirit holding the woman in its arms and standing behind her like a guardian angel. As I applied subsequent layers, this effect faded, yet it remained, manifesting as an invisible force ensuring complete safety. The female figure also appeared as a divine creation made of energy, representing the creation of healthy, safe new life.

The image turned out to resemble an eternal totem or amulet, radiating with all those qualities.

The painting contains colors that cannot be captured in a photograph. Through the camera lens, orange and vivid orange appear identical, though a few shots taken in dim light managed to capture the difference. Unfortunately, however, scanning the painting doesn’t do it justice. This is why I encourage you to view paintings in person, as it is impossible to convey colors and their dynamism through photographs on screens or in prints.

I intuitively sketched a network of branches, and then, completely in the flow, willow-like leaves began to emerge, accompanied by a few blossoms, together forming a botanical hybrid born entirely from intuition. As I painted, I felt deeply connected to the element of Earth and to everything that grows from it.

By the end of the first day, about half of the composition had already found its way onto the canvas. And you won’t believe what happened the very next day! While I was at work, sometime in the afternoon, a small earthquake rippled through Copenhagen! It wasn’t until later that evening that it suddenly occurred to me… perhaps it was my fault!

Could it be that the Earth truly stirred and decided to greet me back – with quite an entrance? Oops. Enough synchronicity and extraordinary things happen in my life that it’s hard for me to dismiss moments like this as mere coincidence. 🙂

]]> https://sylview.art/paintings/empathy/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:41:19 +0000 https://sylview.art/?post_type=product&p=1617 The size of canvas is approximately: width 150 cm x height 150 cm (length of the mountings: 162cm) - The dimensions may have a small margin of error. Price: 30.000 DKK - AVAILABLE]]> Inspired by a conversation with my husband, I began the painting with rusty, stuck, gray gears – a symbol of deadened empathy. Through channeling, I gradually poured light (yellow), the spark of life (green), and subsequent colors into them. The lifeless mechanism slowly dissolved and organically transformed into a vibrant, blooming spiritual garden filled with ethereal figures.

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You are enough.
You are safe.
You are free.
You are supported.
You are seen.
You are the absolute.
You are loved.

The channeling process:
This painting had no beginning that needed healing, because love is healing in itself. It is a divine force that causes existence to resist entropy and sustain life. All the destruction in this universe lies in misunderstanding and lack of love, which is why this image is meant to represent this pure and universal force that I hope will touch every heart that opens up to it.

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“Women,
Rise from your knees.
Stand tall and reclaim your freedom.
Take back your dignity and your worth.
We call upon all our foremothers —
the ones who survived what should have broken them,
the ones who carried fire in silence,
the ones who bled so that we could be born —
to stand behind us now.
You are the ones who give life and sacrifice yourselves to create it.
You give everything — and then you find more to give.
You are not just strong.
You are the origin, the beginning and the ending.
You are powerful.
Remember that.
Rise from your knees.
The time is now.”

The channeling process:

Symbolically, I began the painting with the outline of a uterus and placed there my own blood, collected on a piece of silk – from the cycle that has been the most exhausting one so far.

I moved on to the pain that most women experience, both physical and psychological. The pain that begins with historical enslavement, humiliation, and torture. From generation to generation, this pain being passed down; creates a growth similar to cancer, spreading throughout the entire body – resulting in many health problems. It is accumulated suffering with no outlet, devouring us like a monster from within. Then I began to call to women, summoning their life force and then last golden flame appeared, which slowly started to burn that evil creature away. At that moment the Great Mothers answered, filling the entire painting with their presence in full bloom. They stood up and said loudly: We see you.

They stand behind you, support you, and will guide you if you want to change the fate of us all.

Ps. My blood was covered with a mixture of white paint and powder made from dried roses.

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“Men,
We are calling you.
We love you.
We believe in you.
Lead us with your kindness, tenderness, calmness, compassion, care, and understanding.
Lead us with an honest and open heart.
Help us to create a world without suffering or fear, a paradise for every incarnated soul, a world where everyone is free and safe.
Without you, it’s not possible.
Let your children grow up healthy and happy.
Help your mothers, sisters and partners to finally heal and flourish.
We are praying for you and waiting for you to support us.
— The women and children of this Earth”

The channeling process:
I started with a symbolic image of a hand reaching out of a place full of cruelty, desperately calling for help. Throughout history, too many women and children have been hurt, and it is still happening today. Then I focused and called upon all the kind and protective men who are capable of helping us to break this curse.
I asked them to free humanity from the sickness that drives it to destroy and exploit the defenseless. I urged them to stop standing by passively and tolerating cruelty, and to take action. Then a wave of water poured down, and the earth burst into bloom for all who live upon it. Healthy masculinity answered my call.
It revealed itself by creating paradise and real safety. Thank you.

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