This 16"x20" Oils, Acrylics on Canvas painting by Stephen Stocklin features a striking house-like form rendered in deep charcoal black dominating the upper center of the composition. The structure sits on a horizontal gray platform and is surrounded by a weathered, textured field of whites, grays, and soft blues. A prominent pink shape anchors the lower left corner, while subtle hints of pink appear elsewhere in the composition. Delicate linear marks and gestural white strokes create movement throughout, with areas of dry-brush and stippling adding atmospheric depth to the predominantly cool palette.
The painting evokes the idea of shelter and what we hide within—the dark house suggesting the private interior self we protect from view, floating on uncertain foundations. The unexpected pink intrusions hint at vulnerability or tenderness that seeps out despite our constructed boundaries, reminding us that no matter how solid our defenses appear, what we feel most deeply finds ways to emerge and color the world around our carefully guarded spaces.
This 16"x20" Oils, Acrylics on Canvas painting by Stephen Stocklin features a striking house-like form rendered in deep charcoal black dominating the upper center of the composition. The structure sits on a horizontal gray platform and is surrounded by a weathered, textured field of whites, grays, and soft blues. A prominent pink shape anchors the lower left corner, while subtle hints of pink appear elsewhere in the composition. Delicate linear marks and gestural white strokes create movement throughout, with areas of dry-brush and stippling adding atmospheric depth to the predominantly cool palette.
The painting evokes the idea of shelter and what we hide within—the dark house suggesting the private interior self we protect from view, floating on uncertain foundations. The unexpected pink intrusions hint at vulnerability or tenderness that seeps out despite our constructed boundaries, reminding us that no matter how solid our defenses appear, what we feel most deeply finds ways to emerge and color the world around our carefully guarded spaces.
