Figures in the Dark

A heavily worked figurative painting emerges from a near-black ground, with pale, masklike forms and fractured hints of faces or bodies surfacing through dense layers of paint. Thick ridges, scraped passages, drips, and vivid flashes of turquoise, cobalt, green, and yellow interrupt the muted flesh and earth tones. The composition feels intimate yet unsettled, retaining the physical presence of the studio through its visible easel and aggressively handled surface.