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[Furl Series #01]   |   2023-2024 Media: oils and cold wax Substrate: cradled birch panel prepared with acrylic gesso Dimensions: (framed) 21.5in H x 17.5in W x 2in D(unframed) 20in H x 16in W x 1.625in D   What am I looking at?  Subject: The figure of a woman rests on a flat surface, seated and stretching forward into a prone position. Her head nests into her bent arms. Texture: Active marks of visual texture are a staccato rain across the entire surface. Layers of color have been scraped back to reveal what’s underneath, creating a very smooth physical surface. Primary colors: cool blues and a warm lavender grey, with small marks of other colors appearing throughout.   How big is it?  This is the approximate scale of a 16x20" painting, compared to a person who is 5' 8" tall: