Battle with Demons

Original painting

By Timothy Colomer

This painting began with another work called War Dreams.

War Dreams depicted a man violently thrashing in bed, haunted by something the viewer could not see. A woman connected deeply with that painting and later shared with me that she had been a victim of abuse while serving in the military.

Her story stayed with me.

So I painted something specifically for her.

Battle with Demons wasn't about being haunted by the past. It was about fighting back.

The painting depicts a warrior cutting through the demons surrounding her, a visual representation of the battles she was facing in her own life.

What happened afterward gave the painting a meaning I could never have created with paint alone.

After receiving the painting, she began changing her life. She reconnected with her daughter. She confronted the demons she had been fighting. She overcame alcoholism and rebuilt her life.

Years later, we are still friends.

I don't believe a painting deserves credit for the strength it took for her to do those things. She did that.

But art can sometimes reach a place that ordinary conversation cannot.

It can give shape to something we haven't been able to explain. It can hang on a wall and quietly remind us of the person we are fighting to become.

That is what Battle with Demons came to represent.

And this is why I paint.

Artwork Details

This artwork began as an original painting created by Timothy Colomer.

Each print is professionally reproduced using high-quality digital printing to preserve the tonal range, expressive brushwork, canvas texture, and handcrafted character of the original painting.

Your print is produced as an 8 × 10 inch fine art print on premium archival paper, making it easy to frame and display.

Product Information

• Original artwork by Timothy Colomer
• Fine art reproduction of the original painting
• Printed size: 8 × 10 inches
• Museum-quality archival paper
• Professionally printed using high-resolution digital printing
• Printed in the United States
• Carefully packaged for shipping
• Part of Timothy Colomer's emotionally driven body of work