Tracing the Light (2025) Original Ink Drawing by Nicol Vacaru

Tracing the Light is an original black ink painting on paper featuring a female profile turned upward. Sweeping brushstrokes shape the face and body, while curved openings allow light and negative space to pass through the figure.

The contrast between dense black ink and exposed paper creates movement, depth and a sense of quiet ascent. Rather than describing every feature, the composition uses line, rhythm and empty space to suggest a human presence searching beyond what is immediately visible.

This contemporary figurative artwork combines minimalist portraiture, expressive ink painting and abstract form. It is created by hand, signed and one of a kind.

Materials used:

ink

Details:

• Ink drawing on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 26.8 x 38.8 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 26.8 x 38.8cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits