The Pilgrimage of Shadows

Original Painting | Mixed Media on Canvas | Acrylic and Plaster

I painted Pilgrimage of Shadows during a time when I felt the quiet pull of the past. Not just memory, but the emotional weight that lingers long after a moment has passed. I never know exactly who these figures are when they first begin to appear, but they always arrive when something needs to surface.

They come broken, unfinished, just like we are sometimes. There’s no perfection here. Just presence. Movement. A kind of silent persistence. The city in the background feels distant, maybe unreachable. But the figures remain. Together. Standing in the dark, lit from within by something I can’t name.

Details:
Title: Pilgrimage of Shadows
Medium: Mixed media (acrylic, plaster)
Size: [Insert dimensions]
Finish: 2 coats protective UV varnish
Certificate of Authenticity: Included

“I paint these figures as they come—imperfect, fractured, sometimes barely holding shape. That’s how I feel at times too. But even in their brokenness, they keep going. I think that’s the part I connect to most.” - Anthony

This piece is for anyone who’s walked through the dark with only the memory of light ahead. For those who’ve felt fragmented but still moved forward. Pilgrimage of Shadows holds that kind of quiet strength, subtle, unresolved, and deeply human.