A single, ferocious surge dominates the pristine white field: a female figure captured mid-air in the explosive instant of a flying kick, rendered entirely through dense, vibrating webs of black graphite. From upper left, her voluminous hair erupts backward in a wild corona of thick, radiating hatched lines—frenetic bursts that fan outward like dark flames whipped by velocity. The torso twists diagonally in a powerful S-curve, built from sweeping bands of parallel scribbles that swell and contract with muscular fury, conveying the coiled tension and forward thrust of the leap.
The kicking action propels the eye along the composition’s dominant diagonal: one leg extends sharply forward in a tapering cluster of urgent strokes, narrowing to a compact, pointed mass that suggests the striking foot at the moment of impact; the trailing leg bends behind, its form dissolving into lighter, feathered wisps that trail off like echoes of motion already past. No facial features emerge—only the raw kinetic architecture of body in extremis, abstracted into calligraphic energy.
The marks vary dramatically in density and pressure: heaviest, most frenetic scribbles cluster in the hair’s explosive halo and the torso’s twisting core, building near-opaque black that pulses with implied force; lighter, skittering touches define the limbs’ extension and dissolution, creating rhythmic contrast between buildup and release. Against the vast, untouched white expanse, these dark gestural torrents appear to vibrate—almost levitate—infusing the small sheet with boundless dynamism. The surrounding emptiness is no passive ground; it amplifies isolation, speed, and spiritual charge, turning the athletic pose into a meditation on unleashed power.
Notice how the sweeping diagonal arc pulls the gaze from the backward-flaring hair through the torqued torso to the thrusting foot—creating relentless forward momentum—while the contrast between dense entanglement and feathered dissipation evokes the split-second transition from coiled potential to explosive release. The monochromatic intensity heightens the sense of pure, elemental force: no color distracts from the rhythm of line and pressure.
Part of the "Force of Nature" series, this unique drawing channels raw, intuitive gesture to evoke the boundless vitality of the human spirit—feminine strength rendered not as portrait but as kinetic eruption, graceful ferocity frozen in graphite’s urgent breath. In its high-contrast vitality, the work invites you to feel the surge—how does this captured kick resonate in your own body as power, liberation, or the poetry of motion unleashed?
Technical notes.
Unique drawing. Graphite on paper. Unframed dimensions: 14-1/8” high x 14-7/8” wide. Framed dimensions: 16-1/4” high x 16-13/16” wide. White painted modern style wood frame. Signed by the artist on the back, dated 2021.
A single, ferocious surge dominates the pristine white field: a female figure captured mid-air in the explosive instant of a flying kick, rendered entirely through dense, vibrating webs of black graphite. From upper left, her voluminous hair erupts backward in a wild corona of thick, radiating hatched lines—frenetic bursts that fan outward like dark flames whipped by velocity. The torso twists diagonally in a powerful S-curve, built from sweeping bands of parallel scribbles that swell and contract with muscular fury, conveying the coiled tension and forward thrust of the leap.
The kicking action propels the eye along the composition’s dominant diagonal: one leg extends sharply forward in a tapering cluster of urgent strokes, narrowing to a compact, pointed mass that suggests the striking foot at the moment of impact; the trailing leg bends behind, its form dissolving into lighter, feathered wisps that trail off like echoes of motion already past. No facial features emerge—only the raw kinetic architecture of body in extremis, abstracted into calligraphic energy.
The marks vary dramatically in density and pressure: heaviest, most frenetic scribbles cluster in the hair’s explosive halo and the torso’s twisting core, building near-opaque black that pulses with implied force; lighter, skittering touches define the limbs’ extension and dissolution, creating rhythmic contrast between buildup and release. Against the vast, untouched white expanse, these dark gestural torrents appear to vibrate—almost levitate—infusing the small sheet with boundless dynamism. The surrounding emptiness is no passive ground; it amplifies isolation, speed, and spiritual charge, turning the athletic pose into a meditation on unleashed power.
Notice how the sweeping diagonal arc pulls the gaze from the backward-flaring hair through the torqued torso to the thrusting foot—creating relentless forward momentum—while the contrast between dense entanglement and feathered dissipation evokes the split-second transition from coiled potential to explosive release. The monochromatic intensity heightens the sense of pure, elemental force: no color distracts from the rhythm of line and pressure.
Part of the "Force of Nature" series, this unique drawing channels raw, intuitive gesture to evoke the boundless vitality of the human spirit—feminine strength rendered not as portrait but as kinetic eruption, graceful ferocity frozen in graphite’s urgent breath. In its high-contrast vitality, the work invites you to feel the surge—how does this captured kick resonate in your own body as power, liberation, or the poetry of motion unleashed?
Technical notes.
Unique drawing. Graphite on paper. Unframed dimensions: 14-1/8” high x 14-7/8” wide. Framed dimensions: 16-1/4” high x 16-13/16” wide. White painted modern style wood frame. Signed by the artist on the back, dated 2021.
