Blue Over Gold

Acrylic on Foam Tablet, 15″ x 11″

Gold doesn’t tarnish. Bury it, cover it, let years pass over it, and underneath whatever sits on top, it stays exactly what it always was. This is the truth at the center of this piece, that we are born perfect, gold from the very beginning, and nothing that happens afterward, no matter how much blue settles over the surface, actually changes what’s underneath. We are not destined to grow decrepit, to dim, to lose the original shine simply because time passes. That belief is the covering, not the truth. The gold was never going anywhere. Jaye painted what it looks like to remember that, to trust that whatever has settled over you was never the real story, only ever a layer waiting to be cleared away so the gold underneath can be seen again.

The Contemplation: Sit with the piece and remember that you were born perfect, gold from the start. Notice what layers might be ready to clear, not because the gold needs fixing, but because it was never tarnished to begin with.