Purple Lady Oil

Purple Lady is a 90 × 90 cm painting on recycled canvas that explores mood, identity, and quiet strength through expressive colour and gesture. Rendered in layered purples, violets, and warm flesh tones, the figure emerges from the surface with a sense of introspection and emotional depth. The subject’s profile and steady gaze create a feeling of presence while maintaining an air of mystery, inviting the viewer into a private moment of reflection.
Loose, confident brushwork and visible texture give the painting its tactile energy, allowing the process of making to remain clearly visible. The interplay between abstraction and figuration softens the boundaries of the form, suggesting memory, emotion, and inner life rather than literal representation. Painted on recycled canvas, Purple Lady also carries an understated narrative of renewal and transformation, aligning material choice with theme.
This work sits comfortably within contemporary figurative and expressionist practice, offering a compelling balance of vulnerability and strength. It is a striking statement piece that brings atmosphere, colour, and emotional resonance to a gallery setting.