8 × 8 · Oil & mixed media
This intimate portrait holds a steady, unflinching gaze. The figure is framed by fractured colour and fields of gold leaf—ornament and interruption existing side by side. Nothing here is decorative by accident. The gold does not crown; it bears weight.
Layered paint, raw mark-making, and exposed ground allow the face to emerge through tension rather than resolution. Warm flesh tones press against cooler washes, creating a sense of lived experience rather than idealized beauty.
This work speaks to endurance, presence, and being seen without explanation.
Original artwork. One of a kind.
8 × 8 · Oil & mixed media
This intimate portrait holds a steady, unflinching gaze. The figure is framed by fractured colour and fields of gold leaf—ornament and interruption existing side by side. Nothing here is decorative by accident. The gold does not crown; it bears weight.
Layered paint, raw mark-making, and exposed ground allow the face to emerge through tension rather than resolution. Warm flesh tones press against cooler washes, creating a sense of lived experience rather than idealized beauty.
This work speaks to endurance, presence, and being seen without explanation.
Original artwork. One of a kind.
