Artwork title : Valerie, with her Cigarette

Title: Valerie, with Her Cigarette
Year: 2022
Medium: Acrylic, charcoal, chalk and oil stick on canvas
Size: 120 × 140 cm

This work presents an expressive female portrait built through dynamic gestures and layered materials. The fragmented face appears both present and dissolving within a vibrant composition of color, line and texture.

The cigarette functions as a symbolic element suggesting contemplation, independence and emotional intensity. The combination of painting and drawing materials allows the figure to emerge through an intuitive and energetic artistic process.