Still Lit

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Painters have used the skull as a reminder of time for centuries. This one adds a spotlight and a spark.

The skull is shown in three-quarter view and lit from above by a narrow beam that lands hard on the brow and forehead. There, the paint is laid on thick with a palette knife, in raised, creamy ridges that catch real light off the surface. Deep in the eye socket and nasal cavity, rust and burnt orange glow as if something is still smoldering inside. The teeth catch bright highlights, while the jaw and back of the head slip into deep olive and black.

On the right, the background opens into a cool column of teal and pale blue, flecked with tiny white spatters that read like dust drifting through the beam. The contrast between the cold air and the warm bone gives the painting its tension.

It’s a small, serious painting about light, edge, and what remains, and it looks even better in person, where the impasto throws its own shadows.

Details

• Original oil painting on linen panel
• 8"x10"
• Signed and dated (Colligan ‘26)
• Framed
• Ships secured, insured, with a certificate of authenticity

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