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Gaze Within, 2024
Project type
Painting
Year
2024
Medium: Oil Patel on Paper
Size: 5.8 x 8.3 inches
Description: Gaze Within is an intimate, emotionally charged portrait that draws the viewer into the quiet intensity of self-reflection. The composition centers on a close-up of a face, rendered in rich, layered hues of red, pink, and mauve ; colors that evoke warmth, vulnerability, and emotional depth. The subject's eyes, half-closed and softly focused, carry a dual quality: meditative yet alert, as if suspended between thought and awareness.
In stark contrast to the surrounding palette, the eyes are painted in vivid, luminous blue, piercing and bright, immediately capturing attention and pulling the viewer inward. The mouth, slightly open, suggests a moment of surrender or release, adding to the raw honesty of the piece. Every stroke of oil pastel emphasizes texture and emotion capturing the powerful moment when one meets their own gaze in the mirror and confronts the layers of self beneath the surface.
