Details:
20 × 20 inches
Mixed media on canvas
Acrylic, pastel, graphite, collage
1" depth
Wired for hanging
Satin varnish
Signed on front and verso
From Stone to Flesh explores the slow, often uneven movement from hardness toward tenderness. The composition holds tension between weight and openness, with earthen ochres, softened whites, and deeper charcoal tones pressing against one another, refusing easy resolution. What emerges is not a clean transformation, but a faithful one, marked by abrasion, layering, and quiet persistence.
Collaged elements are partially concealed beneath paint, their edges softened but not erased, suggesting a history that remains present even as it is being reworked. Graphite lines trace tentative paths across the surface, less declarative than searching, as if feeling for warmth beneath something once immovable. Areas of opacity give way to breath and light, allowing the surface to open without fully surrendering its density.
Finished with a satin varnish, the painting retains a matte softness while preserving the tactile complexity of its layers. From Stone to Flesh is not about arrival, but about becoming, an embodied reflection on vulnerability, surrender, and the grace found in gradual softening. It invites viewers who are drawn to abstraction that carries spiritual weight through restraint, texture, and honest transformation.
Details:
20 × 20 inches
Mixed media on canvas
Acrylic, pastel, graphite, collage
1" depth
Wired for hanging
Satin varnish
Signed on front and verso
From Stone to Flesh explores the slow, often uneven movement from hardness toward tenderness. The composition holds tension between weight and openness, with earthen ochres, softened whites, and deeper charcoal tones pressing against one another, refusing easy resolution. What emerges is not a clean transformation, but a faithful one, marked by abrasion, layering, and quiet persistence.
Collaged elements are partially concealed beneath paint, their edges softened but not erased, suggesting a history that remains present even as it is being reworked. Graphite lines trace tentative paths across the surface, less declarative than searching, as if feeling for warmth beneath something once immovable. Areas of opacity give way to breath and light, allowing the surface to open without fully surrendering its density.
Finished with a satin varnish, the painting retains a matte softness while preserving the tactile complexity of its layers. From Stone to Flesh is not about arrival, but about becoming, an embodied reflection on vulnerability, surrender, and the grace found in gradual softening. It invites viewers who are drawn to abstraction that carries spiritual weight through restraint, texture, and honest transformation.
