The Grand Escape of a Black Sheep

The black sheep climbed and climbed toward the moon, rising above the clouds to find herself, to find acceptance in her indifference, and the deserved comfort that comes with it. The moon symbolizes the ultimate acceptance that black sheep individually strive for. The other black sheep, too, climb toward the moon. Cloud after cloud. Some stumble and fall, even lose themselves again. Unable to reach the moon on their first attempt. Yet eventually, they all arrive. Their inner faith, the courage to rise again and again after falling, is itself an act of self-acceptance. The act this painting depicts.