Window Within the Shadow

A vertical mixed-media collage sets a small, vividly colored pastoral scene inside a heavy rounded black frame, surrounded by a larger ghostly silhouette built from gray washes, dense crosshatching, and irregular printed textures. Tiny figures and an animal gather along the horizon of the inset landscape, creating a tender human scale against the imposing monochrome form. The stark contrast between the intimate color panel and the abstract outer structure gives the piece a contemplative, dreamlike tension.