Spring

Spring is a 9 × 11 oil pastel portrait depicting a woman leaning into a bouquet of tulips, caught in the act of breathing them in. Rendered in loose, impressionistic strokes and saturated color, the piece prioritizes sensation over precision. Form dissolves into movement, and the flowers seem to spill into the figure, blurring the boundary between subject and season.

This portrait is about that first rush of the season. The overwhelm of growth after stillness, when color returns too quickly and feeling arrives before thought. The messiness is intentional, echoing how spring does not ask permission. It erupts.

Spring begins a series of seasonal portraits, each one centered on a woman embodying not just the look of a season, but its emotional weight. Here, spring is breath, bloom, and beautiful disorder.

Details:

• Original oil pastel drawing

• Size: 9 × 11 inches

• Style: Impressionistic, expressive, colorful

• Subject: Woman with tulips

• Part of a seasonal portrait series

• One of a kind

Perfect for collectors drawn to bold color, expressive mark-making, and art that feels alive with movement.