The Making Of

Fragments of Her

A short framing sentence about this piece — what it was reaching for, and why. (Editable.)

  • Acrylic & Modeling Paste
  • 90 × 60 cm
  • 2025
Fragments of Her, acrylic and modeling paste on canvas

Inside the process.

4 stages — from first sketch to final texture.

Fragments of Her — Concept & Inspiration
01

Concept & Inspiration

Placeholder: where the idea began — the feeling, image or contradiction that started the piece. Two or three sentences, written per painting.

  • Started from a loose gesture, not a plan
  • Palette drawn from [inspiration reference]
  • Composition blocked out in thinned acrylic
Fragments of Her — Building the Figure
02

Building the Figure

Placeholder: how the figure emerged from the surface — modeling paste, line work, the push and pull between structure and spontaneity.

  • Figure built up in layers of acrylic and modeling paste
  • Raised areas worked while still wet
  • Left to cure fully between passes
Fragments of Her — Color & Texture
03

Color & Texture

Placeholder: how the colour and texture resolved — what was pushed forward, what was buried, what stayed.

  • Warm ground under cooler passages
  • Accents mixed by eye, never matched
  • Colour adjusted against daylight only
Fragments of Her — The Final Layer
04

The Final Layer

Placeholder: the last decisions — the marks that finished it, and how she knew to stop.

  • Line work added last, freehand, no under-sketch
  • Edges left raw and unresolved on purpose
  • Signed once the surface had fully settled

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