Event poster for 'Beyond the Veil' art exhibition featuring a black and white image of a draped statue with a flowing cloth, running from July 4 to July 26, with opening reception on July 4 and artist reception on July 18.

Beyond The Veil
by Kevin A Phillips

Beyond The Veil moves through a liminal space: not quite here, not quite there. 

Fabric obscures. Liquids ripple and distort. Vines creep in, growing over what’s left behind. The same face shows up again, shifted in color, light, or mood, like it's caught in a loop or moving through different versions of itself.

Each painting holds a liminal moment: the pause before clarity, the blur of change, the stretch between who someone was and who they might become. What starts as something physical becomes expansive and intangible, sitting at the edge of transformation where form begins to dissolve and the next version of self hasn’t fully arrived.

This work is about that in-between feeling. About identity when it’s blurry. About waiting, shedding, becoming. You’re not just looking at a portrait, you’re catching someone mid-transformation.

The beauty here isn’t in perfection or resolution. It’s in the distortion. In the stillness before motion. In the way light filters through the mess.

Illusion of a person wrapped in a white sheet, creating a ghostly figure reflected in the water below.
A painting of a ghostly figure draped in flowing white cloth, standing on water at night with dark sky in the background.
A woman in a flowing dress with long hair appears to be floating or dancing in front of a dark background with green leaves.
A woman with long hair is swimming in dark water, seen from behind.
A surreal painting of a woman's profile with her hair transforming into a swirling galaxy of blue and white stars, surrounded by green ivy vines.
A sculpture of a classical-style bust of a woman with a snake wrapped around its head and neck, with a snake's head emerging from the side of the bust's face.
A painting of a human skull with green ivy leaves growing over it and around the skeleton.
Colorful digital artwork of a woman with long hair, wearing a transparent veil, with a vibrant background blending pink, yellow, and blue hues.
A portrait of a woman submerged in water, with only her face and part of her head visible above the waterline, in shades of pink, purple, and red.
A colorful abstract portrait of a woman with blue hair and red makeup, with eyes closed and an intense expression.
A portrait of a woman's face underwater, with water ripples and bubbles, painted in shades of blue.
A blue painting of multiple overlapping faces of a young man with different expressions, artistically layered.
Abstract painting of a human face with dark green and black hues, textured with brushstrokes and dripping paint.
A blue-toned portrait of a woman with floral elements on her face, blending human features with flowers, in a surreal artistic style.
A surreal painting of a woman with mushroom caps as hair, blending with mushrooms in the background, set in an abstract blue-green environment.
A painting of a person with a silhouette filled with leafy green trees and foliage, standing next to actual trees and plants on a light background.
Abstract painting of four overlapping faces in shades of blue and orange on a blue background.
Abstract portrait of a woman with blue face paint, closed eyes, and black flowing hair, reflected in water with a pink and orange gradient background.
A painted portrait of a young woman with wet hair, partly submerged in water, surrounded by colorful flowers and greenery.
A stylized artwork of a woman's face with water and liquid effects, set against a bright pink background.
A vibrant, abstract painting of a woman with swirling colors and patterns around her face and head, set against a bright red background with cosmic elements.
Abstract painting with swirling blue and orange colors resembling a splash or vortex with tree and cosmic elements.