2023-2024 Media: Oils and cold wax medium Substrate: cradled birch panel prepared with acrylic gesso and acrylic medium Dimensions: (framed) 41.5in H x 31.5in W x 2in D(unframed) 40in H x 30in W x 1.625in D What am I looking at? Subject: A strong woman stands alone, with her back to the viewer. She is pushing against a wall or vertical surface in front of her; with one hand she appears to be breaking through that surface, and with the other she is searching and exploring the space. She casts a luminous shadow onto the surfaces before and below her. Texture: Visual texture has been created with many layers of oil/cold wax applied and scraped back or removed; the remaining physical texture is very smooth. Primary colors: blues, greenish blues, blue-grey, earth tones, ochre, coral, and warm neutrals. How big is it? This is the approximate scale of a 30x40" painting, compared to a person who is 5' 8" tall:
