Underwater Bonding

Medium: Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas

Size: 16″ x 16″ x 1.5″

Year of creation: 2025

Award: Viewers’ Choice Award , Heatwave show, Foyer Gallery,  2025

Original Artwork Availability: Available

Underwater Bonding is part of my Waterwoks Series.

This painting was born from a desire to capture the profound, wordless connection between a mother and her child — one that transcends even the surface of the water.

I was inspired by the purity of a shared moment underwater, where time slows down and every movement becomes gentle and weightless. The scene shows a joyful baby swimming confidently ahead, guided and protected by the mother just behind, her expression full of warmth and quiet encouragement. There’s trust in this moment, and freedom — the baby’s tiny arms reaching out, exploring the unknown, while the mother’s calm presence offers invisible support.

Painting this was both a technical and emotional journey. I was fascinated by the challenge of portraying the way light dances through water, how bubbles form, and how hair and skin take on a different life beneath the surface. But more importantly, I wanted to honor the invisible strength of maternal love — how it allows a child to feel safe enough to let go and explore.

Underwater Bonding is a tribute to those early moments of connection that build a foundation of security, confidence, and joy — and to the unspoken language between mother and child that needs no words to be felt deeply.