{"id":53556,"date":"2025-07-14T17:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T17:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/project\/tender-heart-in-a-warriors-dress-iii\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:31:54","slug":"tender-heart-in-a-warriors-dress-iii","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/en\/project\/tender-heart-in-a-warriors-dress-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Tender Heart in a Warrior\u2019s Dress III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Tender Heart in a Warrior\u2019s Dress III<\/h1>\n<p>2023 \u2013 Series &#8220;Tender Warrior&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/serie-zarte-kriegerin\/\">(view series)<\/a><br \/>30 x 40 x 1.5 cm<br \/>Acrylic and oil on canvas<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild-Tender-Heart-in-a-Warrior\u2018s-dress-III.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Painting \u2013 Tender Heart in a Warrior\u2019s Dress III&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This painting carries movement within it.<br \/>Like an arc, it stretches from the closed stem to the bud beginning to open.<br \/>Transformation is visible\u2014not loud, but step by step.<br \/>In the middle, the blooming begins.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t about all or nothing.<br \/>Not about being completely naked or fully protected.<br \/><strong>It\u2019s about that subtle sense: When is it time to show myself? And when may I protect myself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The thickly applied paint, the scratched areas, and the shimmer of deeper layers speak to exactly that.<br \/>To an inner core that remains\u2014even as the outer changes.<br \/>To a decision that comes from within: Today I pull my warrior\u2019s dress tighter.<br \/>Or I leave it open and step softly into the world.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This painting isn\u2019t strikingly different from the others in the series\u2014but it breathes growth.<br \/>It shows that change doesn\u2019t have to be loud to be real.<\/p>\n<p>It shows that our thorns can soften too, and that we\u2019re allowed to show our vulnerability. The strength is still there, standing by our side when we need it. <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re allowed to change.<br \/>You\u2019re allowed to decide when you protect your heart\u2014and when you show it.<br \/>Because your essence is your instinct.<br \/>And it knows when the time is right.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diestel-02.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Thistle-02&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tender-Heart-in-a-Warrior\u2018s-dress-Interieur-III.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Tender-Heart-in-a-Warrior\u2019s-dress-Interior-III&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tender Heart in a Warrior\u2019s Dress III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>30 x 40 cm<br \/>Acrylic and oil stick on canvas<br \/>2023<\/p>\n<p>\u20ac700.00 (plus 7% VAT)<br \/>Sold<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; global_module=&#8221;52039&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c41d3c;\">Das Bild ist schon <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">verkauft, <\/span><\/strong>schm\u00fcckt ein anderes Zuhause und st\u00e4rkt einen Menschen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Du m\u00f6chtest ein \u00e4hnliches Bild?<\/h3>\n<p>Beauftrage dein individuelles Kunstwerk in diesem Stil und zu diesem Thema. <br \/>Werde Teil des Sch\u00f6pfungsprozesses.<br \/>Erfahre hier mehr \u00fcber <strong>Auftragskunst<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjUyMDQ1In19@&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Commissioned art&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;button_url&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;52040&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;51889&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Kunst ist mehr als ein dekoratives Bild an der Wand.<\/h5>\n<p>Kunst ist ein Luxus, den du dir g\u00f6nnen darfst.<br \/>Kunst ist individuell und das Gegenteil von Massenprodukten und schnelllebiger Mode.<br \/>Ein Kunstwerk begleitet dich (und teilweise Generationen) und wird zum Bestandteil deines Lebens und aller Geschichten in ihm.<\/p>\n<p>Meine Bilder sind Ressourcen, in denen man sich selbst erkennen kann.<br \/>Sie sind meine pers\u00f6nliche Auseinandersetzung mit den Herausforderungen und Sch\u00f6nheiten des Lebens.<\/p>\n<p>Ich lade dich ein, in den Tiefen der Schichten und der Vielfalt der Farben deine eigene Ressource zu finden \u2013 zur St\u00e4rkung, Fokussierung oder Ruhe in deinem eigenen Leben. 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