'Empty Dreams' is a part of the 'Heart Metamorphosis' series of watercolor paintings, which explores the shifting phases of grief, heartbreak, and healing. In this work, a surreal fusion of human anatomy (the heart) and an inanimate seashell creates a visual metaphor for numbness and emptiness born of great emotional turmoil. Once vibrant and full of emotions, the heart has hardened as an empty seashell. Hollow, brittle, and haunted by the whispers of past illusions and broken dreams.
 
Painted with natural, handmade earth pigment watercolors on recycled cotton paper.