What better way to represent motherhood than through water, the sea from which all life on earth originates? The woman on the beach is crouched in the shadow to give life. The black that surrounds her represents the color of trial, the risk of death, and being set apart from the world. Even though two were involved in the conception, the woman is alone in giving birth. Alone? Is that really certain? In many cultures, the right triangle symbolizes the masculine principle. In this painting about motherhood, the shadowy right triangle of the man provides a protective refuge for the woman, and the large golden brass triangle proclaims to the world the birth of a little one.