{"id":53563,"date":"2025-07-14T17:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/project\/tender-heart-in-a-warriors-dress-ii\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:32:06","slug":"tender-heart-in-a-warriors-dress-ii","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/en\/project\/tender-heart-in-a-warriors-dress-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Tender Heart in a Warrior\u2019s Dress II"},"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 II<\/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\/Tender-Heart-in-a-Warrior\u2018s-dress-II.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Tender Heart in a Warrior\u2018s dress II&#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 is wilder, more impetuous than others. The thistle feels almost angry, its armor agitated, charged with tension. Fiery orange meets soothing lilac and deep purple\u2014an encounter between energy and a longing for peace.  <\/p>\n<p>While I was painting, I remembered situations where I was brave and showed myself\u2014and was still perceived as aggressive. In truth, it was my fear that was showing. No safety in calm, but turmoil inside. I wanted closeness, but had no words for the protection I needed.   <\/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>The colors and shapes reflect this state: applied thickly, partly scratched, with older layers underneath showing through. It\u2019s a painting of contrasts\u2014fire and soothing, expression and vulnerability. <\/p>\n<p>In the smaller format, the painting feels almost more intimate. I deliberately created it at this size\u2014not as a big statement, but as a quiet companion. A painting that can hang in a private place.  <\/p>\n<p>For me, it carries an important message: it\u2019s okay to be angry. Anger shows that something in us has been touched. And beneath that reaction there is usually something very tender\u2014the need to be seen.  <\/p>\n<p>When you look at this painting, remember: forgive yourself. Not everything that seems loud is wrong. Some things are simply honest. You are not too much\u2014you are alive. 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