women of the island

A standing female figure anchors the center of this layered composition, surrounded by masks, vessels, leaves, musical notes, and patterned forms. Oil on canvas gives the surface a matte, tactile presence, with broad painted planes and softly modeled facial features set decorative passages. The interplay of earthy greens, coral pinks, ochres, and gray creates a reflective, narrative mood. The creative process begins with a gathering of visual flashes—a small-scale magazine collage that serves as the initial architecture of the piece. From this compositional structure, the painting is built in oil paints on the canvas. The brushwork translates the paper cutouts and visual contrasts into a pictorial language that blurs the boundary between the ready-made cutout and the painterly, the material.