Mixed Hands

An exploration of portraits that showcases how our hands relate and connect to the face to communicate feeling or emotion. 

This expressive portrait centers on a serene, closed-eyed figure whose hands frame her face in a gesture that feels both protective and powerful. The hands themselves are intentionally “mixed” — layered with shifting tones of grey, pink, lavender, and soft blue — blending realism with abstraction. This interplay of colour suggests duality and complexity, as if different emotions and thoughts are meeting at once.

• 720mm (W) x 1020mm (H)
• painted in 2024
• acrylic on linen
• signature on back 
• stretched with hanging wire on back

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