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 from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in warm sandy stone tones with rounded, cobbled texture
Loose fragmented colour patches in blue white and pink on a pale ground. Mosaic-like but free. The fragments scatter across figure and background alike.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in loose mosaic fragments of blue, white, and pink on a pale ground
Cool blue-grey with large angular fragmented planes filling the entire image. The figure is integrated into the geometry with warm flesh tones as the only warmth in the composition. Precise and cool with a rounded arch framing the surround.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in cool blue-grey cubist planes with warm flesh tones as the sole contrast
Pale ground with a dense blue-grey pattern of text-like or script-like marks filling the background. The figure is rendered in warm flesh tones over the inscribed surface. Distinctive and layered with an archaeological quality.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in warm flesh tones over a dense field of script-like marks on pale ground
Cool blue lavender and silver with a silky vertical flow in the background — draped fabric or cascading water in cool light. Figure is warm against the pearlescent surround. Iridescent and luminous throughout. One of the more delicate and distinctive backgrounds in this range.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in cool lavender and silver with silky cascading texture and warm iridescent glow
Stark black corners frame radiating crumpled white planes — crushed paper or foil caught in sharp light. Figure is warm against the high contrast surround. Graphic and dramatic with a strong print-like character. Bold silhouettes read with particular intensity in this style.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in high-contrast crumpled paper texture with bold graphic shadows
Cool cerulean blue and cream in large flat geometric planes. Figure is warm against the cool blue geometry — a clean warm-cool contrast. Elegant and graphic rather than sensuous. Background generates smooth rounded geometric forms in deep and pale blue.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in flat cerulean and cream geometric planes with clean warm-cool contrast
Cool silver and blue with dramatic angular mountain-like forms filling the background — jagged peaks or shattered rock faces in dark gestural marks. Figure is warm and painterly against the powerful cool surround. Alpine and commanding. One of the more dramatically structured backgrounds in this range.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in bold angular marks with icy silver-blue peaks and warm painterly figure
Pale watercolour-like ground with soft grey-blue shadow marks and rose-pink accents catching at knees hands and floor. Dark forms loom in the upper corners. The surface has a first-pull silkscreen quality — colour present but not yet fully arrived. Delicate and slightly unresolved.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in pale washes with soft grey-blue shadows and rose-pink highlights
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, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in angular faceted planes of pale blue-grey and cream like crumpled ice
Pale near-white ground with loose organic forms in cool blue-grey and warm taupe floating around the figure like torn fragments drifting in open space. Figure painted in warm golden flesh tones with loose painterly marks. Airy and open with generous white space throughout.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in pale washes with drifting cool and warm fragments on an open white ground
Near-white ground with bold crimson-rose and dark contour lines describing the figure in confident decisive strokes. Minimal background detail keeps the focus entirely on the line. Immediate and graphic with the authority of a strong fashion illustration.
Portrait from behind, eye contact, nude, smiling, cropped at the waist, rendered in bold crimson-rose lines on near-white with graphic fashion illustration confidence