I painted "A breath so tender" to explore a quiet exchange between two people — one offering adoration, the other receiving it. I worked with palette-knife texture and deliberate brushwork to set the warm gold and vivid red faces against a cool, layered blue field. The peacock feather rests as a small symbol of lightness; a fine, wire-like filament of breath threads their mouths together.
Which detail stops you first — the feather, the filament, or their closed eyes? I think this piece could be a subtle, evocative addition to your space.
114 - A breath so tender
66 x 100 cm moulding paste, resin and acrylic on wooden board
I painted "You Take Me Breath Away" to portray an intimate, charged moment between two figures. Working in a monochrome palette helped me focus on touch and form; the feather was added as a fragile counterpoint to the intensity. I built layered texture and deliberate brushwork to bring out the hair, skin, and the grip at the shoulders.
Which detail draws you in most—the feather, the hands, or the black space that surrounds them? This piece would sit nicely as an intimate anchor on a bedroom or living-room wall.
115 - You take my breath away
60 x 80 cm moulding paste, resin and acrylic on wooden board
Fear and relief: what would you feel if your child was stripped away, and then you were both reunited. I painted this to portray a moment of reunion and the quiet tension that surrounds it. A parent holds a child close while an enforcement figure fades into the background—warm light meets cool blue to underline safety and uncertainty. I used layered brushwork to give weight to the hug and a few drifting feathers to suggest fragility.
117 - Reunion - Fear and Relief
112 x 82 cm moulding paste, resin and acrylic on wooden board
Reunion - Safe at Last presents a tender moment between a mother and child returned to one another after forced separation. The composition centers on the pair: the mother kneels, forehead resting against her child's, her green jacket and the child's red shirt rendered in warm, contrasting tones that draw the eye. Small details — a wristband on the child, a stack of papers, a tossed teddy and a child’s drawing on the floor — reveal the ordeal behind the reunion and the fragility of what was lost. In the background, muted figures in uniform stand as a ghostly presence, while another reunited pair appears as a softer echo, reinforcing the larger human story. Textured brushwork and layered light give the scene depth and a quiet intensity, and drifting feathers suggest both vulnerability and release. This evocative piece makes a thoughtful, powerful focal point for a living room, office, or community space.
122 - Reunion - Safe at last
140 × 100 cm moulding paste, resin and acrylic on wooden board
A screamingly vivid portrayal of a partners calming embrace bestilling a calmness of breath.
116 - Loves calming embrace
90 × 90 cm moulding paste, resin and acrylic on wooden board