Gertrude

A young girl caught in a moment of contemplation – an embodiment of nature’s spirit in disarray, echoed in the skies behind her. Wild clouds and the city hint at adulthood she will soon have to embrace, but now she is fragile in her inexperience, just like the butterfly resting on her hand.

The painting technique leaves the paint self-transparent, revealing both the painting gesture and the texture of the canvas – this portrait combines delicate colours with bold compositional decisions, the latter evoking an ambience of calm during a storm.