Warm brown and taupe tones with dramatic rocky stone forms flanking the figure. Painterly and classical in feel. The figure and background feel genuinely integrated.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in warm earth tones with painterly classical technique
Warm painterly rendering with a rocky stone background in cool grey and blue. The figure feels grounded and real. Naturalistic and unfussy.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, in warm painterly tones against cool grey-blue stone
Warm sandy stone with rounded cobble-like forms filling the background. Soft and tactile. The figure feels set into the surface rather than placed in front of it.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in warm sandy stone tones with rounded, cobbled texture
Warm pinks and rose with large painterly forms flanking the figure. Rich and sensuous. The figure feels present and inhabited.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in lush rose tones with bold, gestural brushwork
Warm flesh tones with strong painterly modelling against a cool teal-grey ground. The background generates a bold white cloud-like or glacial mass behind the figure. High contrast and corporeal with a sense of cool open light.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in warm oils with bold painterly modelling against a cool teal-grey ground
Pure monochrome grey with large geometric faceted planes filling the background. The figure is folded into the same angular surface rather than modelled in the round. Precise and cool with no colour anywhere in the image.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in faceted grey geometric planes, angular and precise
Cool grey with large rounded stone forms in the background and a vivid teal-cyan outline tracing the figure's contours. The glowing edge sits sharp against the muted painterly surround. Distinctive and immediate.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in cool grey tones with glowing teal-cyan contour lines
Pale ivory and cream ground with loose scrolling organic forms in terracotta and rust. Background generates rounded decorative shapes — ornamental rather than architectural. Figure is warm and confident against the near-white surround. Distinctive and quietly decorative.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in warm terracotta and rust on a pale ivory ground with loose scrolling organic forms
Rich impasto in warm plum-mauve and cool blue with large loose visible brushstrokes unifying figure and background. Background generates rounded organic forms from the same energetic brushwork. The surface is alive throughout — one of the more genuinely painterly styles in the set.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in thick impasto with plum-mauve and cool blue, brushwork unifying figure and ground
Deep cobalt blue organic forms and warm cream masses fill the background in bold painterly strokes. Figure rendered in warm flesh tones against the strong blue and cream surround. The blue forms have genuine weight and presence — geological and imposing. Blue border frames the composition.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, in a bold painterly style with deep cobalt and warm cream strokes
Deep indigo and navy forms fill the background in large bold brushstrokes with warm brown-ochre accents. Figure stands in pale blue-grey tones against the turbulent dark surround. Rich impasto character with genuine menace — the dark masses press in from all sides.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, painted in deep indigo and navy impasto with warm ochre accents and pale blue-grey figure
Figure rendered in flat orange-red against a pale grey-cream background of fine-line panelled detail suggesting newsprint or comic strip. Large dark orange-red circular forms sweep in from the sides. Graphic and immediate with a pop art edge.
Portrait of a subject eyed averted with arms behind, nude, arms behind, astonished, traditional bust cropping, in bold flat pop art style with graphic comic strip energy