Megan Jaffe | HOLD TIGHT

24 x 18 inches | acrylic on canvas | framed in solid wood

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“Hold Tight” (18x24 oil on canvas) is part of a series I called “Leap of Faith” conceived as I sat on a homeward bound flight after visiting specialized surgeons who would be treating my daughter’s rare condition. That's when I realized that the last piece of the equation I was trying to solve was faith. There's a point when all the preparation, practice, and training can only take you so far, and the rest is left to faith.

I wanted a way of expressing this leap of faith that we all take at various points in our lives. I'd been saving vintage photos of female Olympian divers from the 1930s and realized a series inspired by these divers would be the perfect way to express all that I was feeling. I painted these women in various states of suspension in the air; women who had let go of the safety of the edge. “Hold Tight” specifically shows us this woman, who at that suspended moment in time has a hold of her herself, her journey, and her faith.

ABOUT MEGAN JAFFE

Megan Jaffe’s work is poetry, literally and figuratively. Entirely self-taught, her technical ability is hard earned over years of dedication to her practice. What stands out the most in each piece is the emotional depth and connection reflected in her subjects. Her advanced degree in literature and her love of poetry are the conceptual underpinnings, often inspired by forgotten narratives within American history and poetry which she collages from books and newspapers. For Jaffe, the hidden elements within her paintings are aligned with the depth and sacred nature of life and all the perspectives one image or phrase can inspire.

Jaffe lives and works in Carlsbad, California, and has exhibited her work in exhibitions in the US and Europe.

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