Brook 2 is a bold continuation of Chelsea Von Sass’s emotive portrait series, merging expressive oil painting with rich mixed media textures. This second installment explores the relationship between memory and identity through a commanding female figure whose eyes carry a fierce, searching presence. Her sharply rendered features and dark bob contrast against a vibrant backdrop of saturated pinks, layered violets, and dynamic red bursts.
The surface of the canvas is alive with intuitive marks—music notation, splattered paint, drips, and translucent layers that give the painting both rhythm and emotional tension. Her deep burgundy lips and violet-tinted skin tones echo the complexity of memory and transformation.
A collaged quote, delicately embedded into the texture of her hair, reads:
“The more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.”
– Vladimir Nabokov
This textual fragment acts as an emotional anchor, quietly elevating the painting’s narrative into the realm of nostalgia, surrealism, and personal mythology.
Key Features:
Luminous oil portrait layered with expressive collage elements
Background includes sheet music, ink, and textured washes
Quote embedded into the hair for hidden meaning
Vibrant palette of pink, red, black, and lavender
Satin varnished, signed, and wired for hanging
Perfect For:
Collectors drawn to expressive feminine portraiture
Interior spaces with bold color palettes and modern edge
Lovers of work that blurs realism and abstraction with emotional depth
Brook 2 is a bold continuation of Chelsea Von Sass’s emotive portrait series, merging expressive oil painting with rich mixed media textures. This second installment explores the relationship between memory and identity through a commanding female figure whose eyes carry a fierce, searching presence. Her sharply rendered features and dark bob contrast against a vibrant backdrop of saturated pinks, layered violets, and dynamic red bursts.
The surface of the canvas is alive with intuitive marks—music notation, splattered paint, drips, and translucent layers that give the painting both rhythm and emotional tension. Her deep burgundy lips and violet-tinted skin tones echo the complexity of memory and transformation.
A collaged quote, delicately embedded into the texture of her hair, reads:
“The more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.”
– Vladimir Nabokov
This textual fragment acts as an emotional anchor, quietly elevating the painting’s narrative into the realm of nostalgia, surrealism, and personal mythology.
Key Features:
Luminous oil portrait layered with expressive collage elements
Background includes sheet music, ink, and textured washes
Quote embedded into the hair for hidden meaning
Vibrant palette of pink, red, black, and lavender
Satin varnished, signed, and wired for hanging
Perfect For:
Collectors drawn to expressive feminine portraiture
Interior spaces with bold color palettes and modern edge
Lovers of work that blurs realism and abstraction with emotional depth
