Strong graphite on dark ground with bold sweeping strokes filling the background. High contrast and dramatic. The figure stands in a storm of marks!
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, high-contrast charcoal style with expressive storm-like mark-making
Warm painterly rendering with a rocky stone background in cool grey and blue. The figure feels grounded and real. Naturalistic and unfussy.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, naturalistic oil style with textured rocky backdrop
Cool grey with a prominent marble or stone form behind the figure. Elegant and architectural. The figure is framed rather than consumed by the background.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, elegant stone backdrop in cool grey, figure distinctly framed against structured form
Cool blue-grey stone block architecture fills the background with arched recesses and layered masonry. The figure is warm-toned against a cool structured surround. Painterly and grounded with a classical architectural presence.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, soft brushwork evoking Renaissance masonry in muted blue-grey and warm flesh tones
Bold mixed impasto strokes in grey pink mauve and ochre fill the background with painterly energy. The figure rides a richly worked surface of broken colour. Lively and immediate with a full warm-cool palette.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, painted with broken colour and lively warm-cool contrasts
Warm pink and mauve with large rounded boulder forms filling the background. The figure is naturalistically rendered and pops with sharp presence against the soft stone surround. Painterly and warm with a grotto-like depth to the background.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, naturalistic figure rendered with sharp presence against painterly pink and mauve boulders
Warm dusty rose taupe and gold in rectangular block forms — pastel library shelves filling the background. Figure is warm and integrated into the faded bookish surface. Slightly worn and whimsical in character. Distinctive and quietly charming.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, soft pastel bookish palette with worn, whimsical block forms and warm integrated figure
Cool teal and blue with swirling rounded organic forms creating a vortex-like background. Dark border frames the composition. Figure is warm against the cool oceanic surround. Dynamic and fluid — the background has genuine rotational energy. Related to Blue Organ but more oceanic than biological.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, in cool oceanic blues with rotating organic forms and warm figure contrast
Dark near-black ground with large pale rounded forms glowing with cool violet-grey light and teal edge highlights. Figure stands warm against the luminous floating masses. The orbs read as buoyant and light-catching rather than geological — strange and quietly spectacular.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, cool glowing masses float in near-black space with warm figure contrast
Warm cream and taupe rounded forms tumble through the background with rose-mauve and blue accents — loosely painted and organic. Figure merges with the pale masses in warm blue-grey. Blue border frames the composition. Softer and warmer than From Orbs with more colour variation.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in soft organic forms with warm blended hues and a gentle blue border
Large rounded organic forms in cream pale gold and soft teal-grey pack the background like a mass of open oyster shells. Figure painted in warm flesh tones with the same impasto weight as the surrounding forms. Lush and sculptural — the figure is held rather than swamped.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, painted with sculptural weight, lush brushwork, and a warm palette of cream, gold, and teal
Pale blue and cream angular planes fill the background in large airy blocks — bright and open rather than heavy. Figure painted in warm flesh tones against the luminous cool ground. Light-filled and confident.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, angular blocks of cool light and warm figure, bright and airy