In Fall from Grace, an oil on paper abstract painting, I sought to explore the heavy emotional descent and atmospheric gravity associated with sudden, profound transformation. Working directly with oil pigments on paper allowed me to build dense, opaque layers and moody, tactile passages that capture a sense of sinking or sliding downward.
The top register is anchored by a luminous expanse of bright turquoise and pale sky blue, offering a stark, elevated contrast to the dark depths below. Cascading down the center and left are somber, moody fields of deep plum, dark charcoal, and dusty rose, applied in heavy, downward-pulling strokes. Balancing this on the right is a massive block of rich indigo and deep royal blue, marked by vertical brush marks that reinforce a sense of structural descent, all grounded by a dark, silhouetted form at the bottom edge. Through this dramatic opposition of radiant upper light and heavy, descending cool tones, I wanted to evoke a sense of inevitable gravity—a powerful visual narrative of slipping from grace into the shadows.
