Blue

This piece is on display in Solo Show at SpiceTopia in downtown Ventura, CA Feb 26th-April 16th. Please purchase at the gallery. Join collectors list to purchase online if available after April 16th. 

Original Artwork painted by Kel Jordan. 2025

10"x14" Mixed Media painting on water color paper framed in 16"x20" solid oak wood frame.  Ships in white archival matte, signed on back with artist signature, name of piece and date. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Please note actual colors in this painting may vary from screen to screen.

About this piece:

In this piece I’ve layered warm terra cotta brushstrokes to form the body, grounded and present, while shadows of blue move through the figure, carrying emotional weight—doubt, fear, and quiet sadness woven into strength.

The horse wears a bridle, a symbol of belonging and restraint held simultaneously. Its gaze extends outward, searching beyond the frame, embodying the tension between knowing where one belongs and yearning for something more. This is not a moment of escape, but of awareness—the recognition that freedom begins as an internal pull before it becomes a physical act. Longing is not weakness, but an honest state of being —the ache of wanting a life that feels fully, unmistakably free.