Against a warm, creamy beige field, a male profile materializes as a radiant explosion of luminous gold, ochre, and deep umber acrylic. Hundreds of wild, jagged brushstrokes slash and scatter like shards of molten metal or sunlight fracturing across ancient bronze, conjuring the figure from shoulders up in left-facing profile. Thick, impasto passages build textured density in the proud curve of the forehead and the strong sweep of the jaw, their raised surfaces catching light to evoke the patina and weight of classical statuary. Swift, expressive strokes radiate outward in chaotic bursts—some cluster to suggest the broad slope of shoulders, others dissolve into feathered trails that fray into the background—creating an elusive, flickering presence where form emerges and recedes in the same breath.
No eyes, mouth, or defined features anchor the face; instead, negative space and interrupted strokes carve mystery into the suggestion of a head, heightening the sense of a soul or archetype flickering into existence from raw energy. The warm metallic palette—gleaming golds pierced by earthy umbers—infuses the portrait with alchemical fire: luminous fragments pulse with inner vitality, their overlaps and clashes generating subtle halos and textural shimmer that make the figure appear to breathe and vibrate against the serene ground.
The composition centers this radiant apparition with commanding yet open presence—the dynamic strokes pull the eye inward along the profile’s strong contours, then release it outward in scattering shards that seem to continue beyond the edges. This creates rhythmic tension between convergence (the formed forehead and jaw) and explosive dispersal (radiating trails), evoking transformation: ancient solidity dissolving into modern kinetic force, bronze-age monument reborn as living light.
Notice how the thickest, most textured passages draw focus to the structural pride of the head, while thinner, dissolving strokes infuse fragility and motion—balancing explosive emergence with quiet dissolution. The limited warm palette amplifies intimacy and timelessness: metallic golds evoke eternal glory, earthy umbers ground it in human depth, all cradled by the paper’s creamy hush.
Part of the "Force of Nature" series, this unique painting channels raw, intuitive gesture to evoke the boundless vitality of the human spirit—classical archetype rendered not as literal sculpture but as alchemical eruption: fragmented yet unified, ancient yet fiercely alive. In its luminous fragmentation, the work invites prolonged contemplation—how does this golden apparition rising from chaos stir your own sense of emergence, timeless strength, or the poetry of form flickering between presence and ether?
Technical notes.
Unique painting, acrylic on paper. Unframed dimensions: 21” high x 15” wide. Signed by the artist on the back, dated 2021. Frame not included.
Against a warm, creamy beige field, a male profile materializes as a radiant explosion of luminous gold, ochre, and deep umber acrylic. Hundreds of wild, jagged brushstrokes slash and scatter like shards of molten metal or sunlight fracturing across ancient bronze, conjuring the figure from shoulders up in left-facing profile. Thick, impasto passages build textured density in the proud curve of the forehead and the strong sweep of the jaw, their raised surfaces catching light to evoke the patina and weight of classical statuary. Swift, expressive strokes radiate outward in chaotic bursts—some cluster to suggest the broad slope of shoulders, others dissolve into feathered trails that fray into the background—creating an elusive, flickering presence where form emerges and recedes in the same breath.
No eyes, mouth, or defined features anchor the face; instead, negative space and interrupted strokes carve mystery into the suggestion of a head, heightening the sense of a soul or archetype flickering into existence from raw energy. The warm metallic palette—gleaming golds pierced by earthy umbers—infuses the portrait with alchemical fire: luminous fragments pulse with inner vitality, their overlaps and clashes generating subtle halos and textural shimmer that make the figure appear to breathe and vibrate against the serene ground.
The composition centers this radiant apparition with commanding yet open presence—the dynamic strokes pull the eye inward along the profile’s strong contours, then release it outward in scattering shards that seem to continue beyond the edges. This creates rhythmic tension between convergence (the formed forehead and jaw) and explosive dispersal (radiating trails), evoking transformation: ancient solidity dissolving into modern kinetic force, bronze-age monument reborn as living light.
Notice how the thickest, most textured passages draw focus to the structural pride of the head, while thinner, dissolving strokes infuse fragility and motion—balancing explosive emergence with quiet dissolution. The limited warm palette amplifies intimacy and timelessness: metallic golds evoke eternal glory, earthy umbers ground it in human depth, all cradled by the paper’s creamy hush.
Part of the "Force of Nature" series, this unique painting channels raw, intuitive gesture to evoke the boundless vitality of the human spirit—classical archetype rendered not as literal sculpture but as alchemical eruption: fragmented yet unified, ancient yet fiercely alive. In its luminous fragmentation, the work invites prolonged contemplation—how does this golden apparition rising from chaos stir your own sense of emergence, timeless strength, or the poetry of form flickering between presence and ether?
Technical notes.
Unique painting, acrylic on paper. Unframed dimensions: 21” high x 15” wide. Signed by the artist on the back, dated 2021. Frame not included.
