Still

2023 Media: Oils, cold wax, marble dust, and dry pigment Substrate: cradled birch panel prepared with acrylic gesso and acrylic medium Dimensions: (framed) 41.5in H x 31.5in W x 2in D(unframed) 40in H x 30in W x 1.625in D   What am I looking at?  Subject: A woman is seated in a relaxed pose. Her back is to the viewer. Her knees are raised before her, her arms bent at her sides. The front side of her body is in shadow.   Texture: Layers of texture work throughout the painting, from the heavily textured substrate, to the granularity of marble dust used in the oil paint mix.  Primary colors: Earthy browns, dark Prussian blue, corals, and yellow.   How big is it?  This is the approximate scale of a 30x40" painting, compared to a person who is 5' 8" tall: