Lydia

Acrylic on canvas, 12 × 12 inches, 2026.

Lydia is an original figurative acrylic painting portraying a woman in quiet profile, her gaze directed toward a single white lily rising beside her. Her hair falls into a loose braid, with softly painted strands framing a face rendered through warm, deliberate color.

Layers of blue and turquoise move across the background with visible texture and expressive brushwork, creating an atmospheric field that brings the carefully observed figure forward. The contrast between the realistic portrait and the gestural background establishes the painting’s tension: stillness against movement, intimacy against distance, and precision against spontaneity.

The white lily acts as both an anchor and a counterpoint, interrupting the cool palette with a bright sculptural form and adding a subtle emotional charge. Part of the Women’s Resilience collection, Lydia presents contemplation, sensitivity, and self-possession as forms of strength.

Intimate in scale yet visually assertive, this original portrait creates a strong presence within a contemporary interior. Original acrylic painting on canvas. Ships from New York.