Halo of Quiet Resolve

A frontal portrait presents a bespectacled Black figure with both hands gathered across the chest, their steady gaze meeting the viewer. Thick, expressive paint builds the face and clothing through layered marks, while a pale lavender ground and looping yellow forms create an almost diagrammatic halo behind the body. Flecks and stains along the lower field lend the work a raw, tactile energy, balancing the figure’s solemn presence with a sense of ceremonial symbolism.