Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Nadia Da Silva

Mother I Suffer

“Mother I Suffer”, 2024. 20” x 24”, oil paint, charcoal, oil pastel, and ink on canvas.Mother I Suffer is a portrait intended to evoke simplicity and profound pain, serving as a deeply sentimental exploration of the emotional turmoil that is being a mother’s daughter. It delves into the mirrored traits we see in one another, and the heartbreaking way these reflections create connection and resentment.