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In her care, (2019) Original Mixed-media Painting by Alex Mensah
76.2 x 55.88cm (unframed) / 76.2 x 55.88cm (actual image size)
£411.32
Original artwork description
This expressive figurative painting captures a quiet yet powerful moment between a woman and a young girl, rendered in warm earthy tones of burnt sienna, ochre, and soft neutrals. The composition is both fluid and structured, blending gestural brushstrokes with architectural hints in the background—suggesting both an emotional and physical space of shelter.
The woman’s elongated form and gentle posture convey strength through tenderness, as her outstretched hand becomes the emotional anchor of the piece. The child, standing still and introspective, embodies vulnerability, trust, and the silent exchange of reassurance.
Executed in a contemporary, semi-abstract style, the artwork explores themes of care, protection, motherhood, and human connection. The layered textures and paint splatters add depth and movement, evoking memory, time, and lived experience.
This piece invites viewers to reflect on the quiet acts of love that shape us—moments that are often unseen, yet deeply felt.
Materials used:
acrylic and watercolor (aciduro / local pigment) on canvas
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 76.2 x 55.88cm (unframed) / 76.2 x 55.88cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#expressive art#symbolic art#emotional art#expressive portrait#motherhood art#storytelling art#conteemporaryabstract#modernism art#initmate art#brown watercolor
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Original artwork description
This expressive figurative painting captures a quiet yet powerful moment between a woman and a young girl, rendered in warm earthy tones of burnt sienna, ochre, and soft neutrals. The composition is both fluid and structured, blending gestural brushstrokes with architectural hints in the background—suggesting both an emotional and physical space of shelter.
The woman’s elongated form and gentle posture convey strength through tenderness, as her outstretched hand becomes the emotional anchor of the piece. The child, standing still and introspective, embodies vulnerability, trust, and the silent exchange of reassurance.
Executed in a contemporary, semi-abstract style, the artwork explores themes of care, protection, motherhood, and human connection. The layered textures and paint splatters add depth and movement, evoking memory, time, and lived experience.
This piece invites viewers to reflect on the quiet acts of love that shape us—moments that are often unseen, yet deeply felt.
Materials used:
acrylic and watercolor (aciduro / local pigment) on canvas
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 76.2 x 55.88cm (unframed) / 76.2 x 55.88cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#expressive art#symbolic art#emotional art#expressive portrait#motherhood art#storytelling art#conteemporaryabstract#modernism art#initmate art#brown watercolor