Size: 50 x 65 cm, acrylics, inks and other water based media on archival paper.
Signature on the front, certificate of authenticity.
Sold unframed.
"Held Before It Settled" is an abstract expression painting defined by gestural abstraction and deliberate interruption. Instinctive mark-making unfolds across a layered surface, where earthy red, muted pink, warm ochre, charcoal gray, and off-white tones collide and remain unresolved.
Rather than moving toward refinement or visual harmony, the work preserves raw energy and emotional immediacy. Visible brushstrokes, translucent layers, and open negative space allow tension and imbalance to remain present. The painting stops at the moment before expression stabilizes—holding gesture, movement, and meaning in a suspended state.
abstract expressionism, contemporary gestural abstraction, expressive mark-making, suspended gesture, unresolved composition, raw emotional energy, instinctive painting process, interruption and restraint, non-representational art
