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Original artwork description:

The artwork depicts a young girl standing in a sunlit field, dressed in a flowing colonial-period dress that captures and reflects the warm sunlight. Her posture, with one hand on her hip and her head turned slightly downward, conveys a quiet moment of contemplation or introspection. The background is rendered in soft, impressionistic strokes of green and yellow, suggesting a natural, pastoral setting that gently frames the figure without distracting from her presence. The artist’s use of light is particularly striking, illuminating the dress and creating a beautiful contrast between the warmth of the light and the cooler shadows, enhancing the three-dimensionality of the figure.

The way the brushwork captures the texture of the dress and the surrounding foliage reveals a keen sensitivity to detail balanced with a loose, expressive style. This balance allows the painting to convey both realism and a dreamy, almost nostalgic feeling. The muted earth tones and subtle variations in shading contribute to an atmosphere of tranquility and timelessness.

Materials used:

oil paint

Colonial Girl (2025) Oil painting
by Richard K. Jolley

£593.14 

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The artwork depicts a young girl standing in a sunlit field, dressed in a flowing colonial-period dress that captures and reflects the warm sunlight. Her posture, with one hand on her hip and her head turned slightly downward, conveys a quiet moment of contemplation or introspection. The background is rendered in soft, impressionistic strokes of green and yellow, suggesting a natural, pastoral setting that gently frames the figure without distracting from her presence. The artist’s use of light is particularly striking, illuminating the dress and creating a beautiful contrast between the warmth of the light and the cooler shadows, enhancing the three-dimensionality of the figure.

The way the brushwork captures the texture of the dress and the surrounding foliage reveals a keen sensitivity to detail balanced with a loose, expressive style. This balance allows the painting to convey both realism and a dreamy, almost nostalgic feeling. The muted earth tones and subtle variations in shading contribute to an atmosphere of tranquility and timelessness.

Materials used:

oil paint

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There is something about those fleeting moments of patterns of light that compels me to capture and share them. I believe I am mainly influenced by tonalism and... Read more

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