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, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in bold graphite on dark ground with dramatic sweeping strokes
Pale cool ground with ghostly figurative forms emerging from the background. Soft and ethereal. The figure shares the space with phantom presences.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in pale, cool tones with ghostly figures dissolving into misty backgrounds
Sandy ochre and warm stone tones with the background generating a clear arch and flanking walls that frame the figure in a niche. Painterly and naturalistic with strong architectural presence. The figure feels placed rather than imposed.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in warm ochre and stone hues with architectural framing
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, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, painted in warm pink and mauve tones with soft rounded stone forms receding into grotto-like depth
Warm cream and pale pink with tall flowing organic forms filling the background. A fine woven texture maps figure and ground throughout. Warm and tactile with a gentle flowing quality.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in warm cream and blush tones with tall flowing organic shapes and woven texture
Deep crimson ground with figure in dark outline. Theatrical and confrontational — contrast borders on violent at the face. Figures feel exposed and stage-lit against slashing red forms.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in slashing crimson with stark theatrical contrast
Dark charcoal and deep purple flank large pale glowing rock or ice forms behind the figure. Scattered leaf shapes in the upper corners add a decorative note. Figure is warm against the luminous pale centre. Dramatic contrast between glowing stone and dark surround. Moody and painterly.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in moody oils with glowing pale stone against deep charcoal and purple
Warm brown-ochre surround with elaborate white marble sculptural forms filling the background — baroque fountain or ornate palace relief with faces and figures visible in the carved masses. Figure stands in warm flesh tones against the opulent white marble. Grand and slightly overwhelming.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in warm ochre tones against elaborate white baroque marble relief
Large angular faceted planes in pale blue-grey white and cream cover the entire surface like crumpled paper or crushed ice. Figure painted in warm flesh tones sits gently against the cool crystalline ground. Precise delicate and icy.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in angular faceted planes of pale blue-grey and cream like crumpled ice
Large rounded geometric planes in mid blue pale blue-grey cream and warm taupe cover the entire surface in a cool confident mosaic. Figure painted in the same cool tones fully integrated into the ground. Structured and architectural with a glazed ceramic quality.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in cool geometric planes of blue, grey-cream, and taupe with ceramic-glazed depth
Near-white ground with sparse irregular dark forms in grey-brown and warm taupe scattered at the edges and base. Figure painted in warm flesh tones with precise dark line standing clearly in the open white field. Bright airy and uncluttered.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, painted in warm flesh tones with crisp ink lines on an open white ground
Dense swirling gestural marks in cool grey-white and deep burgundy-red. Dark turbulent forms flank a pale central figure. Heavy impasto quality throughout. Brooding and theatrical.
Portrait from behind, eyes closed, nude, statement jewlry, astonished, traditional bust cropping, rendered in dense impasto strokes of grey-white and deep burgundy