PART OF THE BIRTHDAY COLLECTION · A 2016–2026 RETROSPECTIVE
 
This original painting is part of The Birthday Collection, a 10-day retrospective bringing together 23 paintings created across a decade of my artistic practice.
 
I’ve always seen my paintings as fragments of me. Each one holds evidence of a particular season, what I was exploring, questioning, noticing, and becoming at the time.
 
For my birthday, I’m bringing these works together and offering them at special pricing. Their price is changing. Their value isn’t. I’m simply ready for these paintings to leave my studio, find loving places to belong, and create space for my next season.
 
Special Birthday pricing is available through August 29, 2026.
 
And because every painting deserves its birthday, each original collected during The Birthday Collection also includes three months of my new Snail Mail Experiment as my gift to you.
 
Studio Notes
 
Fearless was created during a period when I was completely obsessed with painting mermaids.
 
I painted multiple versions of this idea, but this is the last one still with me.
 
Her green hair wasn't just a creative choice. At the time, I was going through my own personal transformation and giving myself permission to experiment, to change, play, and even wear whatever color hair I wanted. In many ways, she became a reflection of that freedom.
 
I also love the quiet contemplation of her looking toward the horizon.
 
The horizon line has always represented infinite possibilities to me, that place where what I know ends and everything I haven't experienced yet begins.
 
Fearless lived in my own living room for many years, which makes letting her go particularly meaningful.
 
She has been part of my home and part of my story.
 
Now, I can't wait to see where she goes next.
 
ARTWORK DETAILS
 
Acrylic on canvas
48 × 48 × 1.5 inches
Ready to hang
Signed front & back
Certificate of authenticity included
Ships from Hermosa Beach, California (or studio pick up)
 
Drica Lobo’s paintings live in private collections across the United States, Asia, Europe, and Brazil.