A Quiet Reverence

A Quiet Reverence, 2025

Original soft pastel drawing on black cotton paper, 62.5 x 48 cm

A tender portrait where softness and seriousness quietly hold each other.

About the work
A face turns gently into profile, surrounded by pale peach, rose, blue and green pastel marks. The colours are delicate, almost weightless, yet the expression carries a still intensity.

There is a quiet tension in the work — the softness of the medium against the seriousness of the gaze. Rather than feeling fragile, the figure seems composed, inward and deeply present.

Drawn from life, this piece holds a sense of reverence: not dramatic or distant, but intimate, attentive and quietly human.

Artwork Details

Medium: Soft pastel on black toned handmade cotton paper
Size: 62.5 x 48 cm / 24.6 x 18.9 in
Year: 2025
Hand-signed by the artist
Certificate of authenticity included
Unframed