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7x5" Mixed Media on Paper
This is a mixed-media collage-and-drawing portrait, done in profile (side view), combining colored pencil, watercolor pencil and pen and ink rendering of the face with torn-paper collage for the clothing and headwear.
Figure and pose: A person is shown in strict profile, head tilted back and chin lifted, gazing upward and to the left. The pose reads as open, almost defiant or hopeful — chin raised rather than bowed.
Face and skin: Rendered in warm ochre, amber, and burnt-orange tones with careful shading along the jaw, nose, and brow to give it dimension. The features are drawn with fine linework — a straight nose, parted lips, and a strong jawline.
Headwear: An elaborate knit cap dominates the upper portion — striped in red, yellow, white, and gray-blue bands near the brim, opening into a deep cobalt-and-navy crown at the back. A small pink/coral flower with green stem sprouts from the top of the hat, and a round turquoise earring - a pop of color at the ear.
Clothing and collage texture: The shoulders and garment are built from layered torn paper — black crackled or marbled scraps, polka-dot fabric-patterned paper, and a bright patch of teal, coral, pink, and green florals or paisley near the collarbone. The torn edges are left visible, giving the surface a rough, textured, patchwork quality rather than a smooth painted finish.
Text fragments: Collaged into the garment near the shoulder is a small printed strip reading "diagnosis–" and a fragment showing "24," both worked into the fabric-like texture rather than sitting as separate captions — suggesting these paper scraps came from found text (books, ephemera, or ticket stubs) repurposed into the composition.
Background: Left mostly as raw, mottled watercolor paper with soft washes of lavender, gray-blue, and pale yellow bleeding into the page — loose and atmospheric, in contrast to the tightly worked figure.
The overall effect is a striking mix of careful, almost illustrative facial rendering against raw, layered collage — a technique that plays representational drawing off of found/torn paper texture.
7x5" Mixed Media on Paper
This is a mixed-media collage-and-drawing portrait, done in profile (side view), combining colored pencil, watercolor pencil and pen and ink rendering of the face with torn-paper collage for the clothing and headwear.
Figure and pose: A person is shown in strict profile, head tilted back and chin lifted, gazing upward and to the left. The pose reads as open, almost defiant or hopeful — chin raised rather than bowed.
Face and skin: Rendered in warm ochre, amber, and burnt-orange tones with careful shading along the jaw, nose, and brow to give it dimension. The features are drawn with fine linework — a straight nose, parted lips, and a strong jawline.
Headwear: An elaborate knit cap dominates the upper portion — striped in red, yellow, white, and gray-blue bands near the brim, opening into a deep cobalt-and-navy crown at the back. A small pink/coral flower with green stem sprouts from the top of the hat, and a round turquoise earring - a pop of color at the ear.
Clothing and collage texture: The shoulders and garment are built from layered torn paper — black crackled or marbled scraps, polka-dot fabric-patterned paper, and a bright patch of teal, coral, pink, and green florals or paisley near the collarbone. The torn edges are left visible, giving the surface a rough, textured, patchwork quality rather than a smooth painted finish.
Text fragments: Collaged into the garment near the shoulder is a small printed strip reading "diagnosis–" and a fragment showing "24," both worked into the fabric-like texture rather than sitting as separate captions — suggesting these paper scraps came from found text (books, ephemera, or ticket stubs) repurposed into the composition.
Background: Left mostly as raw, mottled watercolor paper with soft washes of lavender, gray-blue, and pale yellow bleeding into the page — loose and atmospheric, in contrast to the tightly worked figure.
The overall effect is a striking mix of careful, almost illustrative facial rendering against raw, layered collage — a technique that plays representational drawing off of found/torn paper texture.