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Victory, With Weight

Acrylic on canvas

A hand making the victory sign, painted in loose charcoal blacks on white canvas.
Victory, With Weight by Taylor McLendon. Acrylic on canvas. A hand making the victory sign, painted in loose charcoal blacks on white canvas.

A hand rises in a familiar gesture of victory. Painted in loose black and gray strokes, its raised fingers emerge from a shifting field of shadow and light. The gesture carries weight: behind every victory are effort, endurance, and the resolve to keep going.

This painting inspired Victory at Door 22. What began as one hand on canvas grew into a public work at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, carrying that gesture into a shared space. The painting holds a simple truth: victory can be a sign of hope, but it is never without weight.

48 × 72 in. $5,184

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