At the Gate of the Sun | Limited Edition Giclée Print
Medium: Mixed media – Ink, Watercolour, Acrylic
Style: Abstract, expressive, emotionally introspective
Techniques: Fluid brushwork, layering, delicate textures
Palette: Warm golden hues, deep oranges, and subtle greens, evoking transformation and renewal
Key Features: A deeply symbolic composition exploring emotional barriers, transformation, and the longing to reconnect with the heart
Description:
Created during Chapter 2 (2020 - 2023), this piece is part of the Versions of Robert Collection—a deeply personal body of work reflecting my journey through my mother’s stroke, dissociation, and eventual dementia. This period of my life involved immense inner soul work, each piece acting as a page in a diary, accompanied by a poem or story.
At the threshold of transformation, “At the Gate of the Sun” captures a moment of deep introspection. The vibrant sun blazes ahead, a gateway, while the figure stands on the edge, waiting, uncertain yet present.
For so long, I ran in the opposite direction,
For so long, I drowned out my heart.
Now I wait, at the gate of the sun,
Holding the key.
This artwork speaks to the weight of internal barriers, the fear of feeling, and the moment of surrender before stepping into self-acceptance. The brushstrokes carry the energy of hesitation and release—the struggle to unlock what has long been buried.
A piece about waiting. About courage. About choosing to feel again.
Details:
- Size: A4 Illustration
- Material: Mixed media on paper
- Unframed
- Original Illustration available
- Only 150 prints available in this edition
Giclée Print | At the Gate of the Sun
by Robert Paul:
At the Gate of the Sun
..
Let me talk of walls
Let me talk of a deep block
..
So long have I ran in the opposite direction
So long have I forgotten my heart
Pushing it down
Drowning it
..
It’s not there
I won’t let it OUT
It can only come out
Under strict control
In the tears of art
In the hands of my brush
Then it must be buried
Till the next time
..
Nobody told me
this manifested pain I feel
is this heart screaming to be heard
..
Do you know?
Were you there to see the screams?
Were you there to see the anger?
Have you seen what I have seen?
..
Where would I rather be?
Somewhere far from the heart would be
..
I walked away for so long
but I want to see
..
I want to feel
this beating chest of mine
Wants to feel
..
No more thinking
I won’t be afraid
I stand by
..
I am on my feet
I am dancing
..
What do I say?
How do I know where I should be?
..
So long
Too many hours
Trying to achieve
Everything but love
..
So now
All I can be
Is to wait at the gate of the sun
With the key
..
Waiting to unlock
What might be.
..
