Study to Nightingale

$880.00

Oil pastel on paper. 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
2025, Sacramento CA

This work will be shipped in a rigid tube. It can be easily framed upon receiving.

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About Artwork

Study to Nightingale depicts a nude male figure seen from behind, standing in a flower meadow. The body is centered and quietly grounded—arms at the sides, hips and shoulders slightly offset—while the head turns left, keeping the face out of view.

The palette is vivid against the black surface. Warm reds, oranges, and pale pink highlights model the back, shoulders, and legs, giving the figure a lit, tactile presence. In the foreground, clusters of yellow and orange flowers push up in thick strokes. Greens shift from bright to deep, with a tall stand of grass on the right forming a dark vertical screen. On the left, faint horizontal marks suggest a narrow strip of water or a path cutting through shadow.

This work suits collectors who respond to figurative intimacy without theatrics: a body held in a landscape, a moment paused rather than performed. It reads strongly at a distance (the glowing figure against black) and rewards close viewing with layered pastel texture and broken color.

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Artwork Specs

  • Medium: Oil Pastel
  • Material: Paper
  • Size: 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
  • Shipped in a rigid tube

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Study to Nightingale, 2025.
Study to Nightingale, 2025.
Oil pastel on black paper.
12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)

 

A single figure, paused mid-listen.

Pastel marks build the scene in layers. The body glows in warm tones—orange, red, pink, and pale highlights—set hard against the black paper. Below, yellow and orange blooms gather in thick clusters, with scattered red notes in the greenery. A tall, dark growth on the right rises like a curtain, while the left side opens into softer marks and a thin pale band that reads as water or a shadowed path.

The black ground does more than “background”: it holds the quiet around the color. Every bright stroke feels earned, every rubbed edge feels physical.

This is a study with a complete pulse—figure, field, and a moment of stillness inside abundance—ideal for a space where you can stand close and let the surface do its work.