title: Be Calming Down 2 (2024) emerging from the anxiety of the 2020 global lockdown, be calming down reflects a contemplative response to a time when humanity was forced to slow down, confront vulnerability, and seek emotional stability. ​the reclining female figure is captured in a quiet moment of reflection, immersed in the pages of the bible. her posture conveys deep stillness, suggesting a retreat into spiritual grounding to navigate external turbulence. with her other hand gently resting on her pet cat, she symbolically extends this serenity, creating a visual metaphor for the transmission of peace and reassurance. ​through its meditative composition, the painting foregrounds faith, reflection, and inner composure as essential responses to collective uncertainty. ultimately, be calming down invites viewers to reconsider the value of stillness and spiritual grounding as vital pathways toward resilience and renewed hope for humanity.