A young woman looks straight out of the canvas, her olive-green eyes calm and direct, her lips set in the slightest hint of a smile. Light falls sharply from one side: the left half of the face sinks into warm rust and umber, while the right half glows in soft pink, cream, and pearl. A copper hoop earring catches the light, and a bold swipe of vermilion burns in the upper corner as a single red rose.
Below the face, the painting loosens into broad strokes of slate gray, then a wash of burnt orange that runs into long, bare-canvas drips. The face is carefully modeled, while everything around it is gesture, the tension that makes the piece work.
Details
Original oil painting on linen panel
6"x8"
Signed and dated (Colligan ‘26)
Framed
Ships secured, insured, with a certificate of authenticity
Please note: colors may vary slightly between screens.
