First Light, Not Gentle, abstract mixed media painting in ochre, gray, and white on paper mounted to wood.
Side detail of First Light, Not Gentle, abstract mixed media painting in ochre, gray, and white on paper mounted to wood
First Light, Not Gentle, abstract mixed media painting in ochre, gray, and white on paper mounted to wood.
Side detail of First Light, Not Gentle, abstract mixed media painting in ochre, gray, and white on paper mounted to wood

First Light, Not Gentle

$195.00

Details:

from the series What Emerges

  • Mixed media on paper mounted to wood

  • 8 × 8 in

  • 1.5 in gallery depth

  • Acrylic, oil pastel, and graphite

  • Satin varnish

  • Sawtooth hanger

  • Signed on the front and verso

First Light, Not Gentle captures a moment of emergence that resists softness. Ochre and slate tones push against one another, interrupted by marks that feel urgent and unresolved. The surface carries both weight and restraint, light arriving not as comfort, but as clarity.

Part of the What Emerges series, this piece reflects the tension inherent in beginnings: the way illumination can feel abrasive before it becomes illuminating. It invites the viewer to sit with that friction, where growth starts not in ease, but in honesty.

Details:

from the series What Emerges

  • Mixed media on paper mounted to wood

  • 8 × 8 in

  • 1.5 in gallery depth

  • Acrylic, oil pastel, and graphite

  • Satin varnish

  • Sawtooth hanger

  • Signed on the front and verso

First Light, Not Gentle captures a moment of emergence that resists softness. Ochre and slate tones push against one another, interrupted by marks that feel urgent and unresolved. The surface carries both weight and restraint, light arriving not as comfort, but as clarity.

Part of the What Emerges series, this piece reflects the tension inherent in beginnings: the way illumination can feel abrasive before it becomes illuminating. It invites the viewer to sit with that friction, where growth starts not in ease, but in honesty.