This painting brings the figure closer. Set against a fluorescent pink ground and dark upper field, the body feels both present and withdrawn, as if held in a moment of reflection or quiet endurance. The composition is simple, but the surface carries a sense of tension beneath the stillness.
I was interested in how colour and scale could heighten feeling without needing much narrative. The work sits somewhere between portrait, presence, and memory.
Part of the Silent Suppers
series, it explores solitude, interiority, and the fragile space between exposure and retreat.
Details Title:Silent Suppers 3 Medium:
Mixed media on canvas Size:
20 x 20 cm Finish:
Black wood float frame, sealed with two coats of protective UV varnish
