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Under the Shadow (2022) Original Oil Painting by Félix Rubio
36 x 50 x 2cm (unframed) / 36 x 50cm (actual image size)
£501.29
Original artwork description
“Under the Shadow” explores the quiet tension between visibility and concealment. A woman’s face emerges partially from darkness, her wide-brimmed hat casting a deep shadow that hides one eye while revealing the intensity of the other.
The composition focuses on subtle gestures — the softness of the hand, the precision of the lips, the contrast between light and shadow — creating a moment that feels both intimate and distant.
Painted with expressive yet controlled brushwork, the surface retains the texture of oil while simplifying forms into planes of color. The warm yellows and muted flesh tones are balanced by deep violets and shadows, enhancing the sense of depth and mystery.
This piece invites the viewer to pause and engage with what is hidden as much as what is revealed — a suspended moment between presence and absence.
Materials used:
oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 36 x 50 x 2cm (unframed) / 36 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#contemporary portrait#female figure#textured painting#original artwork#modern figurative#dramatic lighting#expressive portrait#mysterious woman#figurative painting'
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Original artwork description
“Under the Shadow” explores the quiet tension between visibility and concealment. A woman’s face emerges partially from darkness, her wide-brimmed hat casting a deep shadow that hides one eye while revealing the intensity of the other.
The composition focuses on subtle gestures — the softness of the hand, the precision of the lips, the contrast between light and shadow — creating a moment that feels both intimate and distant.
Painted with expressive yet controlled brushwork, the surface retains the texture of oil while simplifying forms into planes of color. The warm yellows and muted flesh tones are balanced by deep violets and shadows, enhancing the sense of depth and mystery.
This piece invites the viewer to pause and engage with what is hidden as much as what is revealed — a suspended moment between presence and absence.
Materials used:
oil paint on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 36 x 50 x 2cm (unframed) / 36 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#contemporary portrait#female figure#textured painting#original artwork#modern figurative#dramatic lighting#expressive portrait#mysterious woman#figurative painting'