She rises from the pale void like a tempest forged of ink and shadow—a woman woven from the furious tremor of black strokes.
Her head materializes in frontal view, built entirely from thousands of short, frantic marks, hatches, and slashes—varying in direction and intensity to suggest volume and depth. The strokes are darkest and most concentrated around the eyes and nose, creating shadowed hollows that give the face an intense, brooding presence.
Her hair erupts in wild, jet-black thickets, a crown of ravens and thunder, each slashing stroke a bolt flung outward in untamed fury, fraying into the ether like ravens' wings on gales unseen.
The shoulders broaden into jagged, radiating lines that taper downward, with the lower torso dissolving into looser, more scattered marks that trail off into the empty space below—as if the figure is emerging from or disintegrating into turbulence.
There are no smooth contours or filled forms—only the raw accumulation of gesture, building a portrait through pure energy and texture. The face stares directly forward, features suggested rather than defined: deep-set eyes, a strong nose, perhaps a wistful mouth—conveying a sense of quiet intensity, inner turmoil, or defiant resilience.
The overall mood is one of primal force and psychological depth: a woman forged from darkness and motion, both concealed and powerfully revealed through the relentless fury of the artist's hand.
Unique drawing, graphite on paper. Unframed dimensions: 14” high x 11” wide. Signed by the artist on the front, dated 2022. Frame not included.
She rises from the pale void like a tempest forged of ink and shadow—a woman woven from the furious tremor of black strokes.
Her head materializes in frontal view, built entirely from thousands of short, frantic marks, hatches, and slashes—varying in direction and intensity to suggest volume and depth. The strokes are darkest and most concentrated around the eyes and nose, creating shadowed hollows that give the face an intense, brooding presence.
Her hair erupts in wild, jet-black thickets, a crown of ravens and thunder, each slashing stroke a bolt flung outward in untamed fury, fraying into the ether like ravens' wings on gales unseen.
The shoulders broaden into jagged, radiating lines that taper downward, with the lower torso dissolving into looser, more scattered marks that trail off into the empty space below—as if the figure is emerging from or disintegrating into turbulence.
There are no smooth contours or filled forms—only the raw accumulation of gesture, building a portrait through pure energy and texture. The face stares directly forward, features suggested rather than defined: deep-set eyes, a strong nose, perhaps a wistful mouth—conveying a sense of quiet intensity, inner turmoil, or defiant resilience.
The overall mood is one of primal force and psychological depth: a woman forged from darkness and motion, both concealed and powerfully revealed through the relentless fury of the artist's hand.
Unique drawing, graphite on paper. Unframed dimensions: 14” high x 11” wide. Signed by the artist on the front, dated 2022. Frame not included.
