Soft Focus

12×16 acrylic on canvas

Personal Work – Style Exploration

A more expressive, color-forward portrait created as a personal study.

Soft Focus is an emotional portrait of my beloved golden retriever Charlie, created not to document her physical likeness, but to capture the depth of presence and feeling she brought into my life. Rendered in bold, expressive color and gestural brushwork, the painting reflects the warmth, steadiness, and quiet devotion that defined her. Up close the painting dissolves into mark and color; from across a room, Charlie emerges whole — an experience the title is meant to evoke.