Portia Zvavahera is a Zimbabwean painter who lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe. Take Me Deeper II depicts a life-size female figure adorned in gleaming and patterned fabrics who appears to float aimlessly against the dark burgundy hues of the background. All elements of the painting, its subject, body configuration, and strategic use of colors, patterns, and fabrics are consistent characteristics of Zvavahera’s compositions. Her work—often consisting of themes such as femininity, fertility, motherhood, trauma and hardship, religion, and Zimbabwean beliefs and culture—juxtaposes painful concepts with bright colors and joyful moments with gloomy backgrounds. As a viewer, it can be hard to determine whether subjects are celebrating or mourning. Inspired by her personal life, as well as by music and rhythm, Zvavahera likens creating and painting to a “a healing process.”