The Gift, 2020, acrylic on wood panel, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

The Gift, Cathy Wilkin, 2020, acrylic on wood panel, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

The gift is about disconnects. There is a peaceful obliviousness with the figure reading the paper. The figure behind her back suggests mischief, havoc or chaos. This is a metaphor for yin/yang, push/pull or good and evil.