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Kelly the Artist

Divine Empathy Pt. 1

$1,200.00 USD
$1,200.00 USD
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Divine Empathy Pt. 1: Acrylic on Canvas
A face half-revealed. A spirit wholly felt.

Product Details:

  • Title: Divine Empathy Pt. 1

  • Artist: Kelly O'Brien

  • Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

  • Dimensions: 24 x 48 x 1.5 inches

Description:

Divine Empathy Pt. 1 is a 24x48” acrylic painting that speaks in bold color and unspoken grief. A close-cropped portrait painted in searing oranges, reds, and greens, the figure’s eye is closed and crying, streaked with black like ink bleeding down a manuscript. The mouth is calm but firm—silent, but not still.

This piece was one of Kelly O’Brien’s early experimental works at the beginning of her painting journey. It captures a raw, intuitive channeling of emotion and color before control or polish ever entered the process.

The background ripples with hypnotic patterns, a fever dream of texture and movement. Hair curls upward like smoke or brushfire. Everything feels hot, alive, and suspended in a moment of internal collapse or revelation.

Why You’ll Love It:

  • Unfiltered Emotion: Created during the artist’s early painting exploration, this piece carries an honesty that can’t be replicated.

  • Spiritual Weight: The title Divine Empathy speaks to the sacredness of feeling—without needing words.

  • Layered Expression: Vibrant hues meet with heavy drips, capturing a soul in two states at once: breaking and transcending.

  • Striking Vertical Presence: At 24x48", this piece adds instant gravity to any space.

About the Artist:

Kelly O’Brien is a deaf multidisciplinary artist whose work investigates the intersection of spirit, vulnerability, and visual voice. Her paintings often carry layered emotional states without dictating a single interpretation. Divine Empathy Pt. 1 was painted in the earliest days of her transition into fine art—a point of ignition.

Placement Suggestion:

Display Divine Empathy Pt. 1 somewhere it can be seen up close—an entryway, a solo spotlight in a quiet room, or alongside its companion piece, Divine Empathy Pt. 2. While it stands alone, its full resonance blooms when the diptych is viewed together.

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Inquire for pricing and availability of Divine Empathy Pt. 1, an original 24x48” painting that holds the emotional blueprint of an artist finding her visual voice—for the first time, and forever.