During a time of prayer and fasting partly for my art, I felt the Lord ask me to paint a self-portrait. After completing it I waited to name it. It was only a month or two after, when the #metoo movement emerged, that I knew how I had to name it.

When we think of rape is often seen for its devastating effects, and rightly so. However, what is portrayed here is a veteran warrior. It is an overcoming, a redemption, a sober victory gained through the Spirit. It is a recognition of God-given worth and beauty. It is the fight to win the war in my mind and a resolve to fully overcome the shadows of my past.

I am the sole artist and am the photographer of the reference photo.

Original art still available for purchase
850$
Contact: nathalie.f.martin@hotmail.com

I also take commissions.