This is a starkly composed, brooding
painting, sensitively and powerfully executed. We are intrigued - what has
happened here? We have intruded on an intensely private moment. With clenched
fists and an inward, hunched posture, the man telegraphs his internal
conflicts. The somber hues of the limited palette and the calm, careful
brushwork reinforce the quiet intensity of this piece. The light pattern in the
background could be a window, or a
church or even a jail. It gives depth and atmosphere to this moody painting. I
appreciate the subtle color changes between his sunburned head and face and his
paler arms and hands, as well as the interplay of firm, soft and lost edges
surrounding the finely modeled forms. A wonderful narrative figurative piece. -
Linda Tracey Brandon
