Did You Think I was Gone?

A finely rendered woman gazes outward from a dense woodland setting, her dark hair framed by an extravagant crown of scarlet leaves and echoed by the sweeping red folds of her patterned garment. Her calm, direct expression contrasts with the energetic, layered surroundings, where tree trunks, botanical marks, fractured textures, and pale ground passages create a richly worked surface. The composition centers her face while the leaves radiate outward like a natural halo, giving the portrait a ceremonial, folkloric presence.