Surrender

Surrender — Original Abstract Painting by Katrina Cobb

8x8 in | Acrylic on Canvas | 2025 | Framed in White-Washed Pine Wood Float Frame

Surrender is a visual exploration of letting go
a quiet, immersive reminder of what becomes possible
when we stop trying to control every outcome and allow life to move around us.
Deep blues and purples swirl into greens, chartreuse, and soft bursts of light,
creating an underwater atmosphere where motion feels organic, fluid, and alive.
Hints of warmth peek through layered undertones, like small glimmers surfacing through depth,
echoing the emotional lift that arrives when we soften our grip
and let things unfold in their own rhythm.

Created through Katrina Cobb’s intuitive emotional architecture process,
Surrender is built from acceptance:
the acceptance of chaos, of surprise, of imperfection.
Haphazard palette-knife marks, pastel accents, and layered glazes move independently,
mirroring the wild, unpredictable beauty of currents, tides, drifting seagrass, and coral dancing in the water.
Nothing in this painting is rigid or symmetrical.
Everything is allowed.
Colors shift, collide, rise, and recede, forming a serene kind of motion
the kind that only appears when we stop resisting.
This piece holds the emotional energy of release,
of stepping out of perfectionism and into flow,
of working with life rather than against it.

Perfect for meditation spaces, bedrooms, reading nooks, or any interior seeking softness and emotional ease,
Surrender brings a sense of calm despite its movement
a gentle reminder that chaos doesn’t always mean conflict.
Sometimes it means freedom.
Sometimes it means trust.
And sometimes it reveals a quieter optimism beneath the surface,
an effervescence that rises only after we stop fighting the current.
For collectors, this small work becomes a visual mantra:
a reminder to loosen the grip, breathe, and let life carry you where it needs to go.

Details:

• Medium: Acrylic on professional gallery-wrapped canvas

• Dimensions: 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm)

• Year: 2025

• Frame: Custom white-washed pine wood float frame, ready to hang

• Collection: Presence

• Origin: Ships directly from the artist’s studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

• Availability: Worldwide shipping and local pickup available

Pair Surrender with other small works from the Presence Collection for a cohesive, contemplative arrangement
or let it stand alone as a quiet touchpoint,
a daily invitation to soften, release, and flow.