Cowboy In Sinai.

Hey you —Thanks for landing here. Thanks for caring enough to look a little deeper. I mean that.Cowboy In Sinai is a piece born on the other side of something hard.
If you’ve read my letter for the Shepherd In Sinai, you’ll know what that climb looked like — the doubts, the internal battles, the frustration of knowing exactly what I wanted to create but not having the skills (yet) to pull it off. That piece took everything in me. It asked me to become someone new. And through persistence, I made it through...somehow.This piece? This is the reward.This was the summit moment. Not the summit — because there’s always another peak ahead — but a summit. One I had to fight for. And now, standing there, breathless and bruised from the climb, I finally got to look out and enjoy the view. I got to play.I had the foundation now — the structure, the visual language — so this time, I could explore. I got to experiment with colour, with light, with a surreal dreamlike atmosphere. The hard lessons from the Shepherd became second nature here. The tension was gone, replaced with curiosity and even joy. Creating The Cowboy felt like painting inside a lucid dream. Like stepping through a veil and finally being allowed to breathe.And even though it looks different — more psychedelic, more fluid — the heart of the piece still carries the same message.
It’s the same sacred story: the realisation that what we think of as "God" isn’t some distant force. It’s within us. And the stories in ancient texts? They aren’t just about the past — they’re maps for what unfolds inside anyone, anywhere, at any time… if we’re listening.That’s why I chose the cowboy this time — someone timeless, place-less. A stand-in for you. For me. For anyone brave enough to seek something more.
And just like in the Shepherd, he arrives at a strange phenomenon — the burning bush. The light. And within it:
Yod-He-Vav-He— the divine name. The code.
A reminder: you create your world by how you imagine.If The Shepherd was about struggling through the unknown, The Cowboy is about receiving the blessing on the other side. The moment when it clicks — not just intellectually, but in your bones. When you realise,
“Wait… I did it. I made it past the part I usually quit. I kept going.”That’s what this piece represents to me.
A celebration. A breath. A remembering.
That this journey — however long — does offer moments of beauty, ease, and wonder. But you don’t get them by accident. You earn them. Through persistence. Through belief. Through refusing to give up.So yeah, this is a summit. One of many. And I’ll keep climbing. But for now, I’m letting myself enjoy this moment — and if you’re here, maybe you’re on your own mountain. Maybe you needed the reminder that joy is part of the path. That you’re allowed to stop and say, “Wow… I made it here.”If this piece says anything to you, let it say this:
Your story is sacred. And you’ve already come so far.
Now… what will you create next?With honour and heart,
-NK-