By the Window

By the Window is a 16×20″ oil painting created during the colder months, when the landscapes I often paint give way to more interior, reflective moments. This piece is part of my figurative winter series—paintings that lean into light, mood, and the quiet corners of daily life.

A lone figure sits in soft posture beside a window, partially illuminated by morning or evening light. There’s no clear narrative here, and that’s by design. It’s not about telling a story—it’s about evoking a feeling: stillness, introspection, peace. The kind of moment you don’t realize is sacred until later.

This isn’t a posed portrait or grand gesture—it’s a study in presence. The way light spills across the figure’s form, how it catches on the chair and the floor, how the window becomes a source of warmth and subtle drama.

Stylistically, I stayed close to my post-impressionist roots. The brushwork is expressive but controlled. The palette favors warmth over boldness—soft ochres, creamy neutrals, gentle shadows. It’s a painting that doesn’t try to shout. It just… is.

If you’ve ever found comfort in silence, or felt that particular kind of grounding that only solitude can bring, By the Window might speak to you the same way it spoke to me while painting it