The Vow

Original Graphite on Archival Paper
12 x 18 in
2026

THE ARTIST'S VISION

"A vision defined not by what is seen, but by the magnificent pull of the unseen."

In The Vow, the subject’s upward gaze acts as a silent, fervent vow offered wholly to the future. She appears to be listening for a distant, impossible call—a sound that exists only for her.

The drawing relies on a powerful tension between the soft, sfumato shadows that define her form and the stark, searching direction of her eyes. She is rendered as both deeply exposed and utterly resolute; a figure defined by a desperate, beautiful longing. Every line of the graphite seems to pull upward, dedicating the entire soul to the pursuit of a singular, distant hope."