I Just Want To Get Away, 2026, oil and acrylic on canvas, 14 x 18 in. / 35.56 x 45.72 cm.

I Just Want To Get Away, Danielle Pagano, 2026, oil and acrylic on canvas, 14 x 18 in. / 35.56 x 45.72 cm.

I Just Want to Get Away explores the tension between escape and belonging. The figure exists in a liminal space with objects that were either brought or left behind. The painting reflects the human impulse to retreat from overwhelming circumstances.