Mixed Media on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This artwork comes with an external frame

The poised attitude of the head reminds me of the graceful silhouette of a Modigliani portrait with the colour and exotic nature of Gaugin's Tahiti paintings. The figure is painted in oils using alla prima (wet-on-wet) technique on a ground of pale blue and lilac acrylic wash. This artwork is my first experiment incorporating some fluorescent paint into a composition—here in the shape of a single stroke which balances the dark mass of the subject's hair.

So much of my work is by commission, so I enjoy painting little portraits like these as a way of letting off steam and relaxing between orders. As always, the never ending desire to capture the flesh as if to touch it drives me onward. A moment of repose before focusing on another upcoming solo show in 2024.