Black Current, a vertical acrylic portrait of a woman with dark hair in a loose updo and a direct gaze, painted in muted ochre, violet, dusty rose and turquoise colour planes against a light background.

Black Current

2026

Acrylic on canvas

60 × 80 cm
Canvas depth: 3.5 cm

Unframed, gallery-wrapped canvas, ready to hang

A contemporary acrylic portrait exploring direct presence, guarded resolve and the tension between openness and emotional restraint. Muted ochre, violet, dusty rose and turquoise colour planes, dark gathered hair and controlled vertical paint marks create a steady, self-contained presence. The figure meets the viewer without the protective distance of glasses, yet the emotional boundary remains intact.

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Black Current displayed as an unframed vertical canvas on a concrete gallery wall beside a minimal bench and abstract sculpture.

In space

Close-up of Black Current showing one eye, strong eyebrow and facial colour planes in muted ochre, violet, dusty rose and turquoise.

Details

Close-up of Black Current showing blue, turquoise and orange vertical paint marks, scraped acrylic edges and adjacent dark hair.
Close-up of Black Current showing blue and cream vertical paint marks beside the black jacket, with visible acrylic brush texture.

Canvas & Presentation

Gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges and the artist’s signature on the side. The painting can be hung directly from the upper stretcher bar using suitable wall fixings. No frame or hanging wire is required.

Representative side and reverse views of the canvas construction used throughout Collection I. Individual side, reverse and condition photographs are available on request before purchase.

Construction reference
The images below show the standard canvas construction used for Collection I. They are not individual photographs of Black Current.

Side view of a 3.5 cm deep stretched canvas with a black painted edge, the artist’s INA-L signature and the stapled reverse visible.
Back view of a stretched cotton canvas showing the wooden stretcher frame, central support bar and staples around the edges.
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