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.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, integrated figure and landscape in warm browns, painterly realism
Soft impressionist brushwork in pale pinks greens and blues with floral forms in the background. Delicate and luminous. The figure feels alive with light and colour.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, loose impressionist technique, glowing with pinks, greens, and blues
Cool grey with swirling marks and ghostly repeated faces emerging from the background. Unsettling and distinctive. The figure stands in a crowd of shadows.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, unsettling grey palette, ghostly crowd of faces dissolving into swirling textured shadow
High contrast black and white with dark architectural forms flanking the figure. Graphic and controlled. The figure stands in a surround of deep shadow and structure.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, stark monochrome with controlled shadow and geometric structure
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.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, corporeal oil painting style, warm flesh against cool grey with dramatic sculptural light
High-key warm white with large fractured plaster forms filling the background. Cool shadows give the pale surface depth and sculptural weight. Light and substantial with a bleached stone quality.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, large cracked plaster surfaces, light-filled yet substantial with cool-toned depth
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.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, in delicate iridescent blues and lavender with silky vertical flow and glowing warmth
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.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, sharp print-like treatment with warm figure against intense geometric shadow play
Cool blue and mauve with large rounded petal-like forms filling the background — abstract roses with a crystalline flash. Figure is warm and painterly against the cool floral surround. Soft and romantic but with a sparkling edge. Distinctive and immediately appealing.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, in a romantic painterly style with abstract roses, cool crystal tones, and luminous warmth
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.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, in an expressive style with weighty geological blues and warm organic forms
Cool blue-grey and warm ochre-gold impasto with large diagonal brushstrokes creating a herringbone pattern across the entire surface. Figure and background unified in the same energetic mark-making. Flattering and enveloping — this style wraps its subject in warmth and movement.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, expressive impasto in blue-grey and ochre-gold, energetic herringbone marks enveloping the subject
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.
Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms raised, eye contact, lingerie, modest, delicate icy facets of blue-grey white and cream against a crushed-paper ground