Hands' Private Life. Choices

from my blog.valta.nl:

To make serious choices, sometimes we need to sit down and think. How do hands help a human in this case? Have you ever noticed that sometimes we hold our hands in a mirror-like fashion, with the fingertips of both hands pressed against each other? What is the reason behind this gesture? Does it have something to do with our inner energy circle, or is it just a way to connect the loose ends as precisely as possible? I have no idea.

Yet we immediately recognise this pose and gesture as a sign of doubt, pressure, burden, tension, stress, and struggle. Even without seeing the person's entire body or face, we can tell that they're going through a difficult time trying to make the right decisions.

May our decisions be wise.

 

This painting is another one in the Hands' Private Life series.

Oil on panel 24 x 30 cm, alla prima, limited palette. Final varnish to be applied not before July 2024.