Just a Feeling

Just a Feeling

“Just a Feeling” expresses tension between resilience and vulnerability, suggested by the bold hues and teardrop motifs

“Just a Feeling” is an acrylic-and-oil cubist portrait that distills raw emotion into geometric form. The work splits the subject’s face down the middle, juxtaposing warm and cool palettes to explore the duality of joy and sorrow. Angular planes—triangles, rectangles, and trapezoids—interlock to construct eyes that both gaze outward and weep inward, their stylized teardrops rendered in translucent blues. Bold outlines frame each facet, while overlapping layers of pigment add depth and texture. The result is a conversation between color and contour, where fragmented shapes unite to convey a universal moment of introspection.

Movement: Abstract Cubism

Techniques: Layered acrylic underpainting with oil highlights; crisp lines and flat planes

Influences: Early 20th-century Cubism meets contemporary color-field abstraction

Primary Mood: Bittersweet introspection

Undercurrent: Tension between resilience and vulnerability, suggested by the bold hues and teardrop motifs