Life Withheld

Life Withheld, 2026

Original oil stick painting on gessoed cotton paper, 62.5 x 48 cm

A reclining figure folds into shadow, held between exhaustion, privacy and unresolved presence.

About the work

A nude figure leans over a rose-red block against a dark ground, the body emerging through pale flesh tones, deep blues and muted reds.
The bent posture and hidden face give the work a sense of withdrawal, as if the figure is present yet held back from full visibility.

In Life Withheld, the body appears not as spectacle but as something guarded and inward.
The painting holds a quiet tension between tenderness and resistance, letting the figure remain vulnerable, obscured and unmistakably alive.

Direct painting from life model in a single short sitting, to preserve the freshness of that moment.

Artwork Details

• Medium: Oil stick painting on gessoed cotton paper
• Size: 62.5 x 48 cm / 24.6 x 18.9 in
• Year: 2026
• Hand-signed by the artist
• Certificate of authenticity included
• Mounted and framed 50x70cm