Soft Return, a vertical acrylic portrait of a blonde woman with softly curled hair, a calm gaze and a pale garment painted in broad warm and cool colour planes.

Soft Return

2026

Acrylic on canvas

60 × 80 cm
Canvas depth: 3.5 cm

Unframed, gallery-wrapped canvas, ready to hang

A contemporary acrylic portrait exploring relief, the return of inner warmth, and the moment when emotional contact begins to feel safe again. Broad colour planes, soft blonde curls and a loosely painted, tactile garment create a quiet sense of openness and ease.

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

In space

Close-up of Soft Return showing the blue eyes, softly painted lips, warm and cool facial colour planes, and blonde curls.

Details

Close-up of Soft Return showing layered blonde curls, visible acrylic brushwork, and vertical purple and yellow paint marks.
Close-up of Soft Return showing the pale garment painted with broad, soft colour planes in blue, grey, beige and white.

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.

Side view of a 3.5 cm deep stretched canvas with a light 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.