SELF-ACTUALIZED PAWN (Queen)

SELF-ACTUALIZED PAWN 14x11 Acrylic 2013 by Roopa Dudley

The idea came to me after someone made a comment "Pawns are insignificant and thus disposable". This is far from truth and any Good Chess Player would agree with this notion.

The sheer idea how the "Normal" world perceives the most hard working and self-sacrificing folks as "insignificant and disposable" - whether it be the Pawns in Chess or the Worker-Bees in the workforce or the Soldiers in the front lines is so unfair. Yes, I was disturbed - profoundly disturbed: intellectually as well as emotionally. As an individualist I believe everything is connected to everything else and we all matter. Nobody is insignificant and we all have a shot at reaching our highest potential by being true to ourselves and knowing what our purpose in life is here on earth.

The Pawn - this insignificant Pawn has the Potential of becoming a Queen. The most valuable piece on the Chessboard. Nobody should ever underestimate the power of a Pawn. It may indeed start out with humble beginnings, but if it survives - the end could be magnificent...totally tipping the scales.

I have this habit of doing in-depth self-analysis of my emotions in the comfort of my solitude. I examine and analyze my emotions like how a biologist dissect a Frog or how a scientist looks at germs in a petri dish under a microscope. I strive to find out the triggers for their existence. I have always been fascinated with the "Why?" factor. Here is what I discovered.

Jesus had his Parables, Aesop had his Fables, Newton had his Theory Of Gravity, Einstein had his Theory Of Relativity, Helen Palmer had her Enneagram 9 Personality Types, Agatha Christy had her Mystery Novels, Shakespeare had his Sonnets, Freud had his Psychoanalysis and I, Roopa Dudley have my Allegorical Paintings.  I see myself as that PAWN who has went through physical, intellectual, financial, and emotional challenges and struggles in my 40+ year old life and have survived. I find myself now standing in that 7th Square - one move away from transforming into the Queen - one step short from gaining that Recognition as a Painter - One heartbeat away from reaching my highest potential as an Allegorical Contributor and a Visionary that I have always dream of becoming "when I grow up". I HAVE grown up. I am not insignificant. I am not worthless. I AM A SELF-ACTUALIZED PAWN.

This Painting Was Published On The Back Cover Of ArtAscent June 2014!