PART OF THE BIRTHDAY COLLECTION · A 2016–2026 RETROSPECTIVE
This original artwork is part of The Birthday Collection, a 10-day retrospective bringing together 23 works created across a decade of my artistic practice.
I’ve always seen my artwork 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 pieces 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 artwork 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
Liberation was my first self-portrait, but it was never intended to look exactly like me. Instead, I wanted the figure to represent something much bigger: the possibility of living our dreams and having the courage to express our gifts.
The original inspiration came from a photograph taken by a fellow creative during one of our photoshoots in Hermosa Beach. There I was, painting by the ocean, something that felt like such a simple and beautiful representation of creative freedom.
The palette is intentionally vibrant and full of strong color because, to me, that is what the energy of creativity feels like: alive, expansive, expressive, and impossible to contain.
Although this painting began with an image of me, I never wanted Liberation to be only about me.
The woman standing at the easel can be any of us.
She is a reminder that what we imagine for ourselves is possible, and that our gifts aren't meant to stay hidden.
This painting belongs with someone who loves creativity, the ocean, or simply wants a large daily reminder: show your gifts.
ARTWORK DETAILS
- Original Acrylic on Canvas
- 60 × 40 × 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.
