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.
Class female nude torso from behind, earthy cobblestone surface, figure integrated into rounded relief forms
Cool grey with large sculptural rock forms in the background. Painterly and soft. The figure sits comfortably in front of the surface.
Class female nude torso from behind, painterly style with muted greys and large sculptural background forms
Cool blue geometric planes like shattered ice filling the background. The figure is refracted rather than rendered. Cold and crystalline.
Class female nude torso from behind, cubist planes of glacial blue splinter the figure into icy geometry
Cool grey crosshatch and gestural marks fill the background with organic forms emerging from the surface. The figure is sketched rather than rendered with loose confident line. Immediate and alive with a life-drawing energy.
Class female nude torso from behind, sketched with raw confident strokes and organic crosshatch texture
Pale grey with bold dark contour line and flat rose-pink colour fills on shadows and forms. Rocky cloud-like forms fill the background in the same graphic style. Immediate and illustration-like with a strong linear character.
Class female nude torso from behind, strong linear style with flat pink fills and rocky cloud forms in pale grey
Bright sky blue with large rounded cloud-like forms in white and pale blue surrounding the figure. Figure is warm and grounded against the airy cool surround. Light and open — one of the most genuinely sky-like backgrounds in this range. Luminous and uplifting.
Class female nude torso from behind, in an open, uplifting style of pale blue and white cloudscapes with luminous rounded forms
Luminous white cloud forms fill the background with dark charcoal tendril or vine-like marks threading through them. Cool blue-grey at the base. Figure painted in warm flesh tones against the pale open surround. Looser and more organic than Pale Damask — botanical rather than decorative.
Class female nude torso from behind, organic botanical style, pale open surround with loose dark linear marks
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.
Class female nude torso from behind, luminous cubist planes in blue, cream, and confident warm tones
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.
Class female nude torso from behind, delicate icy facets of blue-grey white and cream against a crushed-paper ground
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.
Class female nude torso from behind, architectural mosaic style, figure and ground unified in cool structured geometric planes
Rich teal-green ground with large flowing organic planes in pale cream and white sweeping around the figure like unfurling tropical leaves or petals. Deep teal shadows define the forms. Figure painted in warm flesh tones against the cool botanical ground. Fluid and lush.
Class female nude torso from behind, painted with sweeping botanical forms in cool teal and warm ivory
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.
Class female nude torso from behind, in brooding theatrical impasto, dark swirling forms framing pale light