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her hair
$3500
20 × 24
Her Hair explores concealment, softness, and the quiet tension between presence and obscurity. The figure is partially veiled by a sweeping, hair-like form that drapes across the body, blurring the boundary between subject and gesture. Rather than clearly defining anatomy, the painting allows the body to bend and dissolve into fluid, elongated shapes.
Rendered in muted earth tones—warm ochres, softened browns, and hazy greys—the palette creates a sense of warmth and intimacy, while the diffused edges give the figure an almost dreamlike quality. The face is barely articulated, reduced to minimal marks, suggesting emotion without fixing it in place.
There is a feeling of withdrawal in this work, as if the figure is turning inward or slipping just out of view. At the same time, the softness of the forms invites a closer, quieter kind of looking. In Her Behind Hair, the act of hiding becomes its own form of presence—where what is obscured carries as much weight as what is revealed.
her mannequin
$4500
36 × 36
Her Mannequin examines the body as object, surface, and constructed identity. Rendered in deep, dark tones, the figure takes on a mannequin-like presence—smooth, simplified, and almost industrial—while still retaining traces of human form. The result sits in an uneasy space between the animate and inanimate.
The absence of detailed features and the polished, unified surface create a sense of detachment, as though the body has been reduced to shape and contour alone. Yet within this restraint, subtle shifts in light and shadow suggest something beneath the surface—an implied presence that resists complete erasure.
The work leans into contrast: softness against rigidity, humanity against objectification. By referencing the mannequin, the figure becomes a stand-in, a vessel, a form to be looked at—while quietly questioning what is lost in that transformation.
In Her Mannequin, the body is both there and not there—held in a suspended state between identity and anonymity, presence and display.
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her in grey
$2950
Her in Grey is a quiet study of form, presence, and restraint. Rendered in a muted grayscale palette, the figure emerges softly from the surface—her body defined not by sharp lines, but by subtle shifts in tone and shadow. The composition feels both grounded and dissolving, as if the figure is caught between appearing and fading.
The abstraction of the face and the smoothing of detail remove any sense of identity, allowing the body to exist as something more universal—raw, physical, and unguarded. Small, deliberate highlights punctuate the softness, drawing attention without disrupting the stillness.
There is a weight to the painting, but also a calm. The limited palette strips the work back to its essentials, emphasizing texture, gesture, and the quiet tension between vulnerability and strength. In Her in Grey, the figure is not presented for definition, but for feeling—an intimate presence that resists being fully known.
her
$3500
Her is an exploration of distortion, intimacy, and the elasticity of the human form. Rendered in raw earth tones, the figure is pulled and folded across the canvas, resisting a fixed or stable anatomy. What remains constant of the eyes ( nipples)—softly defined yet piercing—anchoring the composition with a quiet, almost confrontational awareness.
The surrounding forms move in fluid, ambiguous gestures, blurring the boundaries between body and abstraction. Areas of warmth and shadow build a sense of depth while maintaining a looseness that feels instinctive rather than controlled. The presence of darker, denser strokes introduces tension, contrasting with the softer, flesh-like passages.
There is a sense of closeness in this work, but also unease. The distortion invites the viewer to look longer, to question where the body begins and ends, and to sit within that uncertainty. In Her, the figure becomes less about representation and more about sensation—stretching the familiar into something raw, unsettled, and deeply human.
her loss
$3500
Her Loss is a meditation on absence, distance, and the quiet weight of grief. Two figures occupy the same space, their forms softened and partially dissolved, yet something unspoken separates them—a dark, central mass that both divides and connects. This presence is not fully defined, but it holds the emotional gravity of what is missing.
Rendered in subdued, earthy tones, the palette feels restrained, almost hushed, allowing the negative space and shadow to carry meaning. The figures lean toward one another, yet remain unable to fully meet, their gestures caught in a suspended moment of longing and disconnection.
The dark hue between them becomes a focal point—both a void and a presence—suggesting loss not as emptiness alone, but as something that occupies space, alters relationships, and reshapes closeness. Edges blur, forms soften, and the composition resists clarity, mirroring the way grief unsettles and distorts.
In Her Loss, the absence is palpable. What is no longer there becomes the most present element, held quietly between two bodies that carry it in different, unspoken ways..
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about me
I am an oil painter focused on raw abstraction, working primarily with natural , earth tones and the human body. My work explores the intersection of instinct, texture, and vulnerability—where figures emerge, dissolve, and reassemble within layered, tactile surfaces.
Using a palette rooted in ochres, umbers, siennas, and deep neutrals, I’m drawn to the grounded, elemental quality of natural color. These tones allow me to strip away excess and focus on form, movement, and emotional weight. The nude body appears often in my work, not as an ideal, but as something honest and unguarded—fragile, physical, and deeply human.
My process is intuitive, physical and vulnerable. I build and break down surfaces repeatedly, letting the paint carry traces of movement and time. Abstraction gives me the freedom to distort, obscure, and reveal—creating space for ambiguity and interpretation rather than fixed narratives.
Through this approach, I aim to capture a sense of raw presence—where the body, the material, and the act of painting itself feel inseparable. I paint one of a kind, original pieces to remind us that we are each unique and not replaceable.