Clara Berta’s Portrait in Blue (2024), from her Ethereal / Inner Portrait series, is a 48 x 48 inch acrylic canvas that stands as a monument to emotional truth. Created during a period of grieving and healing, the work is not a portrait of a face but of a soul—an abstract expression of enduring love for a deeply significant presence in the artist’s life. Deep indigo and radiant sapphire hues merge and separate across a field of stark white negative space, capturing the fluid, evolving nature of attachment and loss. Through pouring and manipulation rather than brushwork, Berta allows the elemental force of the medium to speak for the overwhelming surge of grief. Intensely layered textures, circular forms, and dynamic lines within the blue core evoke the complexity of reflection and the vitality of the human spirit. Ultimately, Portrait in Blue affirms that even profound sorrow can be transformed into visual harmony, offering a contemplative testament to healing and love.